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Section 20.—PreparaTions FOR Barrue. 
The force told off to take the field with Muhammad Shah 
was under the command of Muhamm: id Amin Khan and his s son 
ali 
on in advance of the main body for several miles, and placed his 
artillery ina strongly entrenched position. The rear guard with 
camp, and baggage was left in charge of Rajah Gopal Singh, 
Bhadauriyah, Rajah Raj Bahadur, Rathor, of Kishngarh,' Jag 
Ram, diwan of Rajah Jai Singh Rawhe. Mir Jumlah, Mir 
‘Inayatullah Khan, Ikhlas Khan, Zafar Khan, Roshan-ud-daulah, 
Muhammad Khan, Bangash, ‘Aziz Khan Chaghatae and Mir 
Mushrif. These leaders had under them 37,000 horsemen. Th 
total numbers are not given, but three of the other contingents 
ea to 27,000 horsemen ; and Khafi Khan estimates 
Shah’s army at less than half that of ‘Abdullah Khan? 
an Daurdn, Samsam-ud-daulah, commanded on the left 
wing, supported by Nusrat Yar Khan, Sabit Khan, Sayadat 
Khan and others; while the right rested on the river. The 
wings of the centre were under A‘zam Khan, and its advance 
guard under Qamar-nd-din Khan, “Azimullah | Khan, and Tali‘ 
Yar Khan. The centre was held by Muhammad Amin Khan, the 
new waztr, Sher Afkan Khan, Hadi Khan, and Tarbiyat Khan. 
In reserve were Asai a Khan, Saifullan Khan. Mahamid oe 
On ‘Abdullah Khan’s side, after many changes of plan, 
positions were assigned to the several commanders for the 
morrow’s battle. Round the ex-wazir gathered all the Barhah 
Sayyids who had flocked to the assistance of their clans 
those who had no rice marching on foot round his elephant. 
‘Abdullah Khan took command on his right, where he was 
opposed to Khan pare making over the lett, where less dan- 
ger was anticipated, t o Ghazi-ud-din Khan, the new Mir Bakh- 
shi. At the head of the ppcigetk and the vanguard Najm-ud-din 
‘Ali Khan was placed, aided by Naif-nd-din ‘Ali Khan, Sayyid 
Muhammad Khan, Shahamat Khan, 'T harass ‘Ali Khan, ayer - 
at-ullah Khan, _ caeligar ‘Ali Kha an, ‘Abd-un-nabi Khan, 
Muzaffar bes 
There was great difficulty in forcing the opeysias into any 
sort of pa et oi no one of them being ready to serve under 
tuted, each man taking up his position where it seemed best to 


: Khiehbal oe. Berlin MS,, f. 10138, says “of Ripnaga 
Snia Das, 584; Khali et II, 921; Regtet wits 432; Khushhal 
ead, aap MS. Ne 495, f. 10 
fi Khan, IT, 921, 92 < i eakak 432, 
4 Knafi Kh Khan, ITI, 918 ; Bayén-i-waqi', 433. 
