1896. | W. Irvine— Later Mughals (1707-1803.) 199 
Khan (Hasan Bég) Mir Ashraf (of Lakhnan), Saifu-llah Khan, Fath 
‘Ali Khan, commanding Farrukhsiyar’s artillery, Bahadur Khan 
(Zainu-d-din), Rohélah, and others, delivered an attack on Kokaltash 
Khan.! They soon came to close quarters, Jahandar Shah’s side 
having the advantage. Seeing this result, ‘Abdu-llah Khan sent forward 
reinforcements under Afrasyab Khan? and Imtiyaz Khan. Raza Quli 
Khan, commanding Jahandar Shah’s light artillery, poured a fire on 
them which did much damage, Husain ‘Ali Khan, feeling that the 
crisis of the battle had come, dismounted from his elephant, as was 
the custom on an emergency, and continued the fight on foot, sword in 
hand, surrounded by his relations and tribesmen. At this juncture, 
‘Abdu-s-samad Khan appeared in the Sayyad’s rear and his Turani 
bowmen wounded Husain ‘Ali Khan so severely that he fell to the 
ground and fainted. The Barhah Sayyads closed round him and de- 
fended his body till they were cut down themselves. Bahadur Khan 
(Zainu-d-din), Rohélah, was felled by a sword cut delivered by Muham- 
mad Mah (A‘zam Khan), brother of Kokaltash Khan. Mir Ashraf 
(brother of Mir Mushrif) and Sayyad Fath ‘Ali Khan ® flung themselves 
on the Turanis and slew many before they were themselves slain. No 
one on Jahandaér Shah’s side had anticipated that Kokaltash Khan 
would fight so bravely, and asit turned out, he was the only one of 
the chief generals who really exerted himself in his master’s cause. * 
While the contest between Husain ‘Ali Khan and Kokaltash Khan 
was proceeding, Chabélah Ram made a fierce charge on Jani Khan, 
He was backed up by Khan Zaman (‘Ali Asghar) and Muhammad 
Khan, Bangash, and both sides made play with their swords. Many a 
head was severed, many a saddle emptied. It was late in the afternoon 
1 Khafi Khan, 721, says this attack was against Zu-l-figar Khan. 
@ Suhrab, known as Mirza Ajméri, entitled A. Kh, Bahadur, Rustam Jang, 
son of Girshasp, died at Dihl on the night of the 25th Ramazan 1130 (21st August 
1718), rank 5,000 (T-i-Mhdz). He had been Farrukhsiyar’s instructor in wrestling 
and archery. An anecdote of his strength is given in Akhbdr-i-Muhabbat, 277. 
His elder brother was the Rashid Khan (ante, p. 173) who had been sent in 1124 H. 
to eject Ja‘far Khan (Murshid Quli Kh) from Bengal, vide Gladwin, Transactions, 
96, et seq. 
3 Sister’s son of 8. ‘Abdu-llah Khan, Khushhal Cand, 3926. On fol. 3966 there 
is an incredible story that ‘Abdu-llah Khan, jealous of his nephew’s reputation, sent 
a Huropean doctor to him at Agrah, where he was left behind wounded, with 
instructions to kill him by poisoned ointments, and it was done accordingly. 
4 Khafi Khan, II, 721; 722, Khushhal Cand, 398a. Shridhar Murlidhar also 
gives us the date in the following lines :— 
Sambat su satrah sai onhattari, Pus punyd Budh tahi, . 
Sam s0 agyarah tétis-a, mahé Moharram chandahi, 
Aru patsahi mah Ajur baési, Shridhar kahi 
Saph jane ki saét sadhi, Saheb Jahan kini sahi. 
