


on the way to Kuraoli and Fath 
Vol, IV,.No. 10.1 . WVhe Later Mughals. 547 
[N.S.] 3 
Khan, Mhd. Ghiyés Khan, Muhammad Shah and Kamyab 
Khan. When the fatal news reached Aurangabad, the ladies 
of Husain ‘Ali Khan’s family and those dependent on ‘Alim 
‘Ali Khan became afraid, and asked for shelter from the 
commandant of the Daulatabad fortress, some ten miles north- 
west of the town. This man was descended from Murtaza Khan 
a Sayyid Mubarik, relations of Sayyid Jalal of Bukhara; and 
is fom had held the appointment from the reign of Shahja- 
aa (1627-1658). © In spite of the fact that Husain ‘Ali Khan had 
reduced him in rank and appointed others in his place, this officer 
gave the ladies a refuge with all their property. A few days 
after the ponds Mubariz Khan, governor of Haidarabid, and his 
brother, Dila Khan, who had announced that they were 
marching tiie gt of the Sayyids, came in and joined Nizaém- 
ul-mulk. With their adhersion to his cause ended all possibility 
of further danger to the usurper, so far as any opponent in the 
Dakhin itself was concerned.! 
Section 11.—Tue News rrom THE DAKHIN REACHES AGRAH. 
Swift camel-riders reached Agrah on the 22nd Shawwal 
(26th August 1720), bringing information of the defeat and death 
of ‘Alim ‘Ali Khan near Balapur. Four days before this date 
Husain ‘Ali Khan’s advance tents had gone out to Kuraoli, seven- 
teen or eighteen miles from Agrah, as a Pag mnee | to his start- 
ing for the Dakhin. One encampment was formed at the village 
of Sihara near Sarde Khojah, five kos fit Agrah, there be os, 
e new disaster threw the Sayyids into a state of constex- 
aftarwaile that his women with their sian hea Peseibed a 
a refuge in the fort of Daulatabad. Consultation now succeeded 


tion, plan followed Sage Lone As already described, 
they had made an attemp ves of 
Amin Khan, head of the powerful ee whic g beni 
belonged. Kut finding that they were Ne strong enough to 
their purpose, they did their best to make friends with this im 
tant chief. On his 
side, Mubammad Amin Khan had 
‘voured to lull their suspicions to sleep by talking loudly in darbar 



1 Khafi Khan, II, 896,897; Warid. 1614. - Rok Danlstabad. see § 
Hossain and C. C. Willmott, Il, 397 ; it isin Lat. 19° 53 * Bong. 77°. 
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