1920. | Dacca Diaries. 135. 
He came to the notice of Murad Ali Khan (or Syed Reza 
Khan) when the latter was Daroga of the Nawara and he was 
accountant (Jama Navis) of that department. On Murad Ali 
getting his promotion, Raj Ballabh became Peshkar of the 
Nawara, and then apparently succeeded Jaswant Rai as Diwan. 
In 1753 he became Deputy Governor or Naib under Nawazish 
Muhammad, son-in-law of Ali Verdi Khan, after the assassina- 
tion of Husainuddin at the instigation of Sirajuddaullah. He was 
an able administrator and at the same time acquired much 
wealth and property for himself. The large pargana of Raj- 
nagar came into his possession: it was made up of portions of 
surrounding parganas which apparently Raj Ballabh succeeded 
in transferring to himself. ajnagar he had some very fine 
buildings which have now unfortunately disappeared into the 
river Padma. In 1756 his son Krishna Das fled from Dacca 
with his family and a large amount of treasure (presumably his 
father’s) and took refuge with the English at Calcutta. This 
led to the hostilities in Calcutta and the notorious Black Hole 
incident. 
At the beginning of 1739 we find from the diary that Abdul 
‘Fateh Khan was Nawab (Naib Suba) in Dacca. <A change was 
to be expected at that time as Sarafaraz Khan became Nawab 
Nazim and so vacated his appointment as Naib Nazim of Dacca. 
Historians, however, do not mention the name of Abdul Fateh 
han. 
When Ali Verdi Khan (Mahabat Jang) became Nawab Nazim 
(1739-40) he appointed his son-in law Nawazish Muhammad to 
must have reverted to his former post at this time for we find 
one Brindaban the Diwan in 1744. 
In the Sair-ul-Mutakharin we read that one Gokul Chand, 
formerly a servant of Husain Kuli Khan, had been Collector 
General (diwan) and Commissary of Dacca: he turned round 
on his old master and got him dismissed through some influence 
at Murshidabad. Yasin Khan, the Faujdar of Dacca, became 
Nawab in his place: but Hossain Kuli Khan went to Mursheda- 
bad and through the good graces of Ghasiti Begum, wife of 
Nawab Nawazish Muhammad, was reinstated. He then pro- 
ceeded to ruin Gokul Chand and appointed Raj Ballabh in his 
place. Soon after Hossain Kuli Khan left Dacca, appointing 
his nephew Husainuddin Khan, to act in his place. Dacca wa 
thus reduced to the Government of a Nawab’s deputy’s deputy’s 
deputy. 
The diary below touches upon the anxiety felt at Dacca on 
account of t aharatta invasions. The reason for the 
Maharattas invading Bengal is not clear : but whatever it may 
