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and over again that the imprisonment of Farrukhsiyar was a 
mistake. But his words were put aside, and his brother had 
done his own pleasure. They could but reap what they had 
ment, these men were already close to the borders of Malwah, 
and were thus able to start without delay. ‘Alim ‘Ali an, 
received orders to bar the way to the Nawab’s advance. 
One of Niziém-ul-mulk’s first acts was an attempt to buy over 
the garrison of the strong fortress of Asirgarh, which lies about 
forty-five miles south of the Narbada and not far from Burhan- 
vided, and ‘Usmin Khan, accompanied by Hafizullah Khan, 
bakhski, and the Nawab’s eldest son, Ghazi-ud-din Khan, Firaiz 
Jang, returned to Asirgarh. a ul-mulk followed as quickly 
as possible by way of Bijagarh Kahrgiuw. The fort was deli- 
vered up on the 13th Kayab 1132 H. (20th May 1720), and the 
commandant, a very old man named Aba Talib Khan, was 
made a prisoner, About this — Rustam Bes Khan of Kahr- 
ganw and Fath Singh, Rajah of Makrae, came in and joined. 
ing behind him his two sons and his spare baggage, followed to 
Burhanpur and encamped in the Lal Bagh a at that place.? 
Hearing that Nizim-ul-mulk had crossed the Narbada. ‘Alim 
‘Ali Khan sent off Anwar Khan, he ofisiawere faujdair of 
Sar who was then on leave at Aurangabad. With him 
was joined Rao Rambha Nimbalkar, a Mahrattah leader who 

; Ahwal-ul-khawaqin, f. 1576; Kaimwar Khan, 22 
2 Khafi Khan, II, gr 3 Tari ikh-i-Muzaffari, a 180, and Siwanith-i- 
Dakhin by Man‘im Khan, Aurangabadi, Irvine MS. No, 3 396, 5. 131 and 152, 
The Burhdn-ul-futith, 1675 , gives Tslamullah, Hazari, as a e of the man 
who was treated with, and that of Sharf Khan as the 
les N.-E. he same ee Lal Bagh, about two miles north of the 
ak. is close to the present railway station, “Bombay Gazetteer” (Khan- 
. ol. ; 
Shekh Anwar Khan, Pirzidah, a protégé of Sayyid ‘Abdullah Khan, 
Pepe brought to re Dakhin by Husain ‘Ah — and — nted in Rafi‘. 
