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was an Abyssinian slave named Haji Bashir, holding a loaded 
European matchlock. His master turned and said angrily to him 
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yyid icarimailab Khan, who had succeeded to Sayyid 
Dilawar ‘Ali Khan’s office of bakhshi, headed another onset and 
reached the entrance of the imperial enclosure (ali), but 
hi n were soon killed. Shekh Najm-ud-din, entitled Nek- 
andesh Khan, Superintendent of the ‘Adalat, also fought his 
ut, wo 0 
three wounds on the ghoulder-blade and side, he fell down insen- 
sible and was carried away by Haidar Quli Khan’s men. Mean- 
while, Rajah Muhkam Singh himself, with a troop of his men, 
forced his way to the private entrance (deodhi) of the emperor’s 
tents, but could do nothing more. Khwajah Maqbal Abmad the 
Sayyid’s nazir, followed by a water-carrier and a sweeper, 
attacked the imperial group with drawn swords, and these three 
courageously made their way as far as the imperial chapel-tent 
(tasbrh-khanah) where they were cut down. The Khwajah died 
f his wounds three or four days afterwards. In another 
direction Mnstafa Khan, the paymaster of hajah Muhkam 
ingh, without consulting his master, made his way with some 
a few m men, he was aed by the Mu chats. “During this scrim- 
mage Muhammad Shah hid behind Sadr-un-nissa, wife of Riza 
Quli Khan, Jahandar Shahi 2 
Rae Strat Singh,’ Multani, and his son, Lila Anand Singh,’ 
did nothing but provide for the pent - their own persons and 
property. Lala Jaswant Rae, son Sahib Rade, Munshi, 
escaped by allowing his father’s hoards it much of his own pro- 
perty to be plundered. Another man who escaped was Rae 
Saroman Das, Kayath, wakil at Court on behalf of Sayyid 
‘Abdullah Khan. He shaved, rubbed his face with ashes, and 
turned himself into a ae Then, hiding a few valuables in his 
waist-cloth, he lay concealed in his friends’ tents igs he was isle 
to escape to were ho “tAbdullah Khan. Mu‘azzam Khan. a m 
from the east conntry, although of high ran toh is did nething, but 
‘Umar khan, his brother, was killed by the plunderers. Sayyid Jan 
‘Ali, brother of Mir ‘Ali Khan, Superintendent of horse-branding, 

1 Khishhal Cand, Berlin MS. 495, f. 1010¢. says the slave handed the 
gnn to his muster. Mbd. Qasim, sae 352. Khafi Khan Il, 905, 907, 
Yahya Khan. 12:4, Shakir Ehen. 9b. x Baby bongo nd 
2 Muha mmad Qisim, “Lahori. 354, Kha a a II, — Giatem ‘Ali 
Khan, Muqaddama h, 374, Khishhal Cand. Berlin M 
3 The employers of Mhd. Qasim, Lahori, preate eu the " Datndnah. 
