548 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, [November, 1908. 
of the cg apace of Nizam-ul-mulk’s conduct and his wickedness 
generall 
At le ae it was decided that Muhammad Shah in person, 
with the imperial artillery and all head officials, should proceed 
to the Dakhin in charge of Husain ‘Ali Khan; while ‘Abdullah 
Khan returned to Dihli to maintain order in the northern half of 
the empire. Husain ‘Ali Khan, who had quite outstripped me 
ffi 
for all the twenty-two provinces, with the two head Diwans, 
leaving to ‘Abdullah Khan only a small office staff. ‘Abdullah 
so it et: out in the en 
ead of the more direct road through Gwaliyar and 
Narwar. ike longer route through Ajmer was aes. with the 
- object of meeting Rajah Ajit Singh and reinforcing the opera 
“army by his Rajptts. Accordingly the imperial tents were sent 
-eut to Sarde sahara on the Ist Zu,l Qa‘'dah 11382 H. (8rd 
September 1720), and on the 9th (11th Septe mber) the first march 
was made. On the 10th t they moved to Svrholl the camp being 
representative. The nobles who accompanied ‘Abdullah Khan to 
Dihli were: Sayyid Salabat Khan, Bakhsh, Ghizi-nd din Khan 
Ghalib Jang, Hamid Khan, Yamid-ud-din Khan, Ni‘matnilah 
Khan, Bairam Khan, Qilic Muhe ammad Khan , Bagir Khan (son of 
Ribullah Khan, deceased), Hafizullah Khin, Murid Khan, and 
Amir Khan.’ 
Outwardly the Sayyids strove to preserve an attitude of 
unconcern, en anyone condoled with them on the loss of 
. their young nephew. they would say, “ Praise be to God! no one 
of any ‘importance has been lost,” and express their joy that the 
youth had. borne himself in a way to uphold the Sayyid name. 



1 Kamwar Khan. 226; Khafi Khan, II, 896; Mhd. Qasim, Qahori 
“819, gts — dl-ul-khawagqin, 171% 
; d Qasim, Lahori, 322; Khafi Khin, II, 897, 898; Yahya Khan, 1274, 
: ze. 
; 3 Kamwar Khan, 228 ; Khifi 1 Khan, IT, 565. 898. 899; Tarzkh-i-Muzaffari, 
190. a Khan may be meant for Bairam Khan ei Bagi), third san of 
~Bubullah Khan, Ni matilahi, see Ma,ésir-ul-umar, 
Qilic Muhammad-Khan may be identical with Fs rag of Mibr Tarver, 
widow of makadice Shah, M-ul-U, III, 780. 
