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37. Note on Kam Bakhsh and Bahadur Shah. 
a statement by ‘Mr. H. N. Wri right that “Kam B Bakhsh was made 
Governor of the Sibahs of Bijapur and Haidarabad by 
brother, Shah shies Bahadur ” [should be S. ‘‘. Bahadur shah, 
Ido not think that such an error,! coming from a leading > ap 
country between his three surviving sons; and it was in pursuance 
of this design, no doubt, that on the 4th Za,] Qa‘dah 1118 H. 
(17th February, 1707 N N.S.), he nominated Kam Bakhsh to be 
Governor of Bijapur and Haidarabad. Kam Bakhsh started from 
the court at Ahmadnagar at once to take up his appointment. 
‘Alamgir ied on the 2nd March, 1707 (N.S.) 
The text from which James Frazer translated was, apparently 
oe now in the Bodleian Library, see Sachau and Ethe’s “Cata- 
logue of Persian MSS.” No. 1923 (Frazer MSS. No. 118) fol. 13a. 
er doubting for a long time, I have at last come to look on 
this will as aaapenth ic. Khafi Khan, II, 549, says it was m 
entourage ; Kamwar Khan states that ‘Alam gir kept it, = 
Si gir’s 
advancing on Agrah to contest the succession; and a copy had 
Teached Strat as early as the 18th October, 1707, as may be seen 
from F. Valentyn, Oude en Nieun ost Indie,” IV, 274. The pro- 
babilities are in favour of the document having been executed ; 
Ce 
statement quoted above was a: on the following extract from 
a Pol arg -i. lubab (Text Vol. II. p. 605) as pe Meant by Professor 
°wson (Elliot’s History of India, Vol. Vir = 
se “A kind and ehanioy letter was addressed by the Emperor (Shah 
lo T) to his brother Pines Muhammad Kim Bakhsh to the following 
. . 8) f . 
truck be 
t 
5 and the khutba read in our name. ° The tribute ate whi ch has hitherto 
been paid by the Governors ‘of these two provinces we remi 
H. N. Wrieur. 
