1879.] "W.Irvine — The Bcmgash Nawabs of FarruMdbdd. 81 



Mansur 'Ali Khan got down from his elephant, and went forward in front 

 of the Rajah. The best of Baka-ullah. Khan's men were slain or wounded • 

 and Nawab Baka-ullah Khan, seeing that the day was lost, withdrew his men 

 across the bridge. The artillery-men left their guns, came out of the fort, 

 and retreated across the bridge. The bridge was then broken up at the 

 other end by the retreating enemy. Nawab Ahmad Khan's army thus 

 gained the victory and occupied the field of battle. 



From the spot where they had halted, the bridge was in full view. At 

 the time the fight began, Sa'dat Khan Afridi had led his men against the 

 enemy in advance of Mansur 'Ali Khan's position. "When Mansur 'Ali 

 Khan's men saw this, in a spirit of emulation, they also ran forward and 

 took the lead. Among these Hisam-ud-din says he himself was present 

 being then attached to Mansur 'Ali Khan's force. After the victory Sa'dat 

 Khan and Hisam-ud-din were standing near the breastwork (safil) of the 

 fort, where the bridge could be seen in detail. They wished to advance to 

 the head of the bridge. Rajah Pirthipat was of the same advice. But 

 when Nawab Ahmad Khan heard of the victory, he at once sent a camel- 

 rider to recall Nawab Mansur 'Ali Khan ; for to advance further would only 

 be to strike one's head against stone walls. On receiving these orders, 

 Mansur 'Ali Khan turned to retreat. Pirthipat said to him that apparent- 

 ly the fort had been evacuated ; if they marched to the bridge head, any one 

 left in the fort would certainly fire on them ; if they were not fired on, they 

 would know that the fort was empty and could then occupy it. Mansur 

 'Ali Khan said he could not go forward against orders, and ordering his 

 drums to beat in honour of the victory, he returned to the Nawab's presence, 

 where with the other leaders he presented his " nazar." 



While the siege was going on, Ahmad Khan had appointed Sahib 

 Zaman Khan, Dilazak of Jaunpur, to be his viceroy in Jaunpur, 'Azimgarh, 

 Mahaul, Akbarpur, and other places.* Balwant Singh refused to give up 

 the territory, and urgent orders were sent to Sahib Zaman Khan to expel 



* The Dilazak Pathans had heen settled in Jaunpur from the time of Muhammad 

 Shah (1719 — 17^9). Their connection with Ahmad Khan is shown thus : — 



(Father not named). 



Shcr Zaman Khan. Muhammad Zaman Khan. 



Daughter m. to Nawab Sahib Zaman Karm Zaman 



Ahmad Khan. Khan. Khan. 



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