102 W. Irvine — The Bangash Nawdbs of Farrulchdbdd. [No. 2, 



Next day Mulhar Rao, with his chief men, paid a visit to his son 

 Khande Rao. Among his retinue was one Shekh Muhi-ud-din, resident of 

 Narmalpur, in the service of Anthal Rao, Mukasadaludar* of Gwaliyar. 

 T" his Shekh dame up to Hisam-ud-din, and asked, " What is your name ?" 



H-ud-D .— " Hisam-ud-din" 



M-ud-D. — " Where is your native country ?" 



H-ud-D.—" Gwaliyar." 



M-ud-D. — " In what mahalla (quarter of the town) do you live?" 



H-ud-D. — " My home is outside the city, they call the place Ghaus- 

 "pur." 



M-ud-D. — "Are you any relation to Ghaus-i-Islam, the saint ?" 



H-ud-D. — " My grandfather Makhdum Abu'l Hasan (on whom be 

 " peace) was sister's son, and also son-in-law of Ghaus-i-Islam." 



On hearing this, the Shekh took Hig&m-ud-din to Nawab Manavar: 

 Khan, son of Nawab Anwar Khan, a descendant of Shah 'Isa Burhanpuri. 

 This latter was a disciple of Shah Lashkar ' Arif, who himself was a disciple 

 of the saint Miran Hamid-ud-din, known as Ghaus Gwaliyari. To the Nawab 

 he reported minutely all their conversation. At once, the Nawab came for- 

 ward out of the group in which he was standing, and with the greatest 

 courtesy approached to Hisam-ud-din, stated his wish to be his firm friend, 

 and putting him on his own horse, led him away to his house. There he 

 was treated with every kindness. After a time the Nawab urged Hisam- 

 ud-din to enter his service, but he refused, saying, " I shall be equally 

 " grateful to you, if you will put me across the river Ganges, so that I 

 " may rejoin Nawab Ahmad Khan wherever he may be." At length the 

 Nawab gave up his efforts to detain Hisam-ud-din and agreed to his depar- 

 ture. The day after, he rode in person to the river bank and saw that 

 Hisam-ud-din got safely across. 'Abdullah Khan Jama'dar had at that 

 time just crossed with a party of Afghans and Rohelas. Joining them 

 Hisam-ud din set out for the camp of Nawab Ahmad Khan. 



The Campaign in Bohilkhand. 

 When Nawab Ahmad Khan saw that all had left him except his lea- 

 ders and jamadars, he came to the conclusion that the rulers of Anwalah 

 had only sent Sa'dullah Khan to join him in order to get rid of Bahadur 

 Khan. Besides, they may have thought that Ahmad Kban's soldiers would 

 in despair desert and join them. Although fully aware of all these plans, 

 Ahmad Khan found that the deplorable state of his army made resistance 

 hopeless. Therefore, as already related, he crossed the Ganges and made 

 his way to Anwalah where the Rohela leaders came out to meet him. 

 * See Grant Duff, pp. 36, and 98 for meaning' of this term. 



