526 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [November, 1908, 
owed his release from imprisonment at Dihli to the intercession 
of that officer. ey were at ‘Adilabad,! twelve kos south o 
Burhaupur, when they heard that Ghiyas Khan was already there 
re preparing to invest the town of which Nirullah Khan, diwan 
the province and brother of Anwar Khan, was in charge. 
Ghiyiis Khan tried to patenoepe the relieving force by sending 
troops across the Tapti; but, favoured by the darkness ‘of the 
night, they evaded his men and taking to by-paths passed in to 
the town, has litters (palkis) and other property falling into the 
hands of plunderers. Soon after the faujday’s arrival, the citi- 
zens assembled and protested against a resistance for which they 
alone would suffer. The walls would be escaladed by Ghiyas 
Khan, their lives endangered, and fie property destroyed. The 
faujdar was advised by them to fight outside in the open, for, if 
he did not, the city would be prongs ce ns the citizens to his 
opponents. Anwar Khan, who was far from courageous, lost his 
head altogether, and on the 16th ‘Rajab (33rd May 1720) applied 
to Ghiyas Khan for terms. The next day Nizim-ul-mulk arrive 
in person, Anwar Kban and Nirullah Khan, with all the offi- 
cials and citizens, attended and made their submission. The 
town and citadel were then occupied. By the acquisition of 
Asirgarh and Burhanpur, Nizam-ul-mulk’s position was rendered 
very strong.® 
At this time the mother of Sayyid Saif-ud-din ‘Ali Khan 
Barhab, younger brother of the wazir, had reached Burhanpar 
with her grand-children on her way from Aurangabad to rejoin 
her son at Muradabad, swbah Dihli, where he was now faujdar. 
When Nizaém-ul-mulk appeared and occupied the town, the men 
r 
accept the offer of the pate spoke Kindly to Muhammad ‘Ali, 
the Begam’s agent, conferred on him a dress of honour, and sent 
him back with a present of fruit for the children. The Begam 
was then allowed to depart, an escort of two hundred horsemen 
going with her as far as We banks of the Narbada.? 
As soon as ‘Alim ‘Ali Khan received at Aurangabad the 
alent sent by his uncles, ‘Abdullah Khan and Husain ‘Ali Khan, 
set to work to collect an army of Mahrattahs and of new men, 
All the neighbouring faujdars were called in to the capital. His 
idea was that when Dilawar ‘Ali Khan appeared from the north, 
he would march from the south, thus taking Niz /4m-ul-mulk 
between two fires. ‘T'o encourage his men he gave liberal promo- 
tions, and tried in every way to win over the people of town and 

sin the Khandesh Saks wi 2 is el Edilabad in “ Bombay 
Gezcticer XII, 447 ; it lies about 15 ‘miles N.-E. of the Bhusawal station 
of the G.I.P. Railw way. 
2 Khafi Khan, III, 853, 871, 872; Burhan-ul-futah, 168¢ ; Tarikh-i-Muzaf- 
fari, P. 181. 
$ Khéfi Khin, II, 873, 


