184 W. Irvine— Later Mughals (1707-1803). [No. 2, 
During the night the guard was absent. The house was attacked, the 
goods were plundered, and distributed among Farrukhsiyar’s soldiers. ! 
At length on the 17th Sha‘ban 1124 H.(18th September 1712), 
Farrukhsiyar’s advance tents were sent off from Patnah. Four days 
later he started himself at the head of 25,000 men. After a halt of six 
days he reached Danapur on the 28th (29th September). On the 4th 
Ramazan (4th October) he moved to Shérpur, thence to Matoli; on the 
12th (12th October) Husain ‘Ali Khan arrived from Patnah, Next day 
they reached the banks of the Sén, which was still much swollen by rain. 
With the help of Sidisht Narayan and by the special exertions of Ahmad 
Beg, Kokah, a boat bridge was thrown across, and on the 17th Ramazan 
(17th October) they crossed to Sitara. Further stages were Khatoli 
(20th), Stiri (21st), Mahadeo (22nd), Jaipur (28rd), the last two being 
places in parganah Sahasram, then on the 24th Sahasram itself was 
reached. Khurramabad was arrived at on the 25th, Mohani (26th), Salat 
(27th), Sarae Said Raja (28th), Sarae Mughal (29th), and the Ganges 
bank at Chotah Mirzapur, opposite Banaras, on the 30th Ramazan (30th 
October). There was some talk of levying a contribution on the rich men 
of that city, but through one Rae Kirpa Nath they were excused, on 
condition of sending money aiter afew days. This forced loan, amounting 
to one lukh of rupees, was received by the prince when he arrived at 
‘Allahabad. 
After one day’s rest the march was continued through Sarae Mohan, 
Sarae Babu, Sarae Jagdis to Jhtsi. Sayyad ‘Abdu-lah Khan had pitched 
a camp at Jhisi a week before, and had been there in person for two or 
three days. On the 6th Shawwal (5th Nov. 1712) he arrived in the 
imperial camp and was received in audience. Formal engagements 
were entered into through Khwajah A‘gim, Ashraf Khan, by which the 
post of wazir was accorded to ‘Abdu-llah Khan and that of Amiru-l-umara 
to Husain ‘Ali Khan. Before leaving Jhisi a blessing on their arms 
was besought at the shrine of the holy man, Shekh Taqi.*# On the 
13th Shawwal (12th Nov. 1712) the whole army crossed the Ganges 
by a bridge of boats and encamped between the old and the new city of 
Allahabad, and next day moved a little farther on to Sipahdarganj. 
Here we will leave Farrukhsiyar and turn to the movements of prince 
A‘zzu-d-din. ® 
1 jad, a, 66 6 ; Khafi Khan, II, 715 ; Valentyn, IV, 299. 
2 Sayyad Sadru-l-hagq, surnamed Taqiu-d-din Muhammad, Abi-l-Akbar, son of 
Sha‘banu-l-millat, was born at Jhisi in 720 H. (1320-1) and died there on the 7th 
Zi-l-hajj 785 H. (31st January 13884).— Mamba‘u-l-ansab, B.M. Or. 2014, fols. 70-72. 
3 Tjad, 66 a, 72, 78, 74,75; Khafi Khan, II, 711, 715., B. M. 1690, fol. 100 8, 
says they reached Allahabad on the 10th Shawwal (9th Nov.). The distances as 
measured on the Indian Atlas, Sheet No. 88, are Sarae Mohan, 84 m., Sarae Babu, 
