76 W. Irvine — The Bangash Nawdbs of Farrukhabad. [No. 2, 



"Wazir. He concluded by desiring the Emperor to decide who, in justice, 

 was in fault. The Emperor admitted that what Firuz Jang said was true, 

 that Muhammad Khan Ghazanfar Jang and his family had done the 

 throne no wrong, that Safdar Jang's conduct could not be defended. But 

 if Ahmad Khan followed up his advantage and pursued Safdar Jang to 

 Delhi, what should be done ? Firuz Jang proposed sending a farman, with 

 a robe of honour, elephant, horse and sword to Ahmad Khan, at the same 

 time stating that what had been done had not been done with the Emperor's 

 consent. Safdar Jang had no more than reaped the fruit of his own ill-deeds, 

 but Ahmad Khan, if he were a loyal subject should, instead of advancing 

 further towards Delhi, return to Farrukhabad. This advice approved itself 

 to the Emperor, a farman and robe of honour were sent, and on receiving 

 them, Ahmad Khan turned and went back to Farrukhabad. 



Skadil Khan, brother's son of Shuj'at Khan Ghilzai,* was left with 

 some ten thousand men under subordinate leaders, in charge of that part of 

 the country, it having been formerly under his uncle, Shuja't Khan.f Nawab 

 Ahmad Khan himself then returned to his home at Farrukhabad. For the 

 due administration of the recovered territory, he appointed his brothers and 

 relations to be governors of various places. Nawab Murtazza Khan, fourth 

 son of Muhammad Khan, was sent to Itawah ; Mansiir 'Ali Khan, thir- 

 teenth son, to Phaphond, including the jagir mahals of Saurikh, Sakatpur, 

 Sakrawah, and Sauj ; 'Azim Khan, twenty-first son, to Shikohabad, including 

 Sakit, Kuraoli and 'Alipur Khera ; Nawaz Khan Khatak to Akbarpur- 

 Shahpur ; Zu'1-fikar Khan, chela, alias the Majhle Nawab, to Shamshabad 

 and Chibramau, including Sikandarpur, Bhonganw and Birwar (or Bewar) ; 

 Manavar Khan, eighteenth son, to Pali and Saudi ; and Khuda Bandah 

 Khan, twelfth son, was made Faujdar of Bilgram. Nawab Mahmud Khan, 

 eldest son of Nawab Ahmad Khan, with Jahan Khan, an old chela of the 

 family, at the head of ten thousand horse and a large force of infantry, was 

 deputed to take possession of Lakhnau and the Subah of Audh. J At the 

 same time Shadi Khan, the sixteenth son, with the assistance of Kali Khan 

 son of Shamsher Khan, chela, was ordered to advance to Korah — Jahanabad, 

 in the Subah of Allahabad ; and Muhammad Amir Khan, nineteenth son, was 

 sent to occupy Ghazipur. The Rohelas on their side§ sent Shekh Kabir, Par- 



* See p. 383, Vol. XLVII, 1878. 



t Gaz. N. W. P. IV, 158, Shuja't Khan built at Marahra the tomb of Shah Bar- 

 kat-ullah in 1142 H. (July 1729— July 1730). 



% The Khizdna 'Aiaira, p. 83, must either be wrong in the date (Jamadi I, 1164 

 H.) given for Mahmud Khan's passing through Bilgram, or else it must refer to some- 

 thing which happened on the retreat from Allahabad to Farrukhabad, which did take 

 place about Jamadi I, 1164. It is absurd to suppose that Audh was not occupied till 

 six or seven months after the victory of Ram Chatauni. 



§ Life H. E. K., p. 39. 



