136 W.Irvine — The Bang ash, Naioabs of Farrukhabad. [No. 2, 



28. HaJcim Shekh Muhammad Fakhr-ud-din ' 'Abbasi. 

 He had been darogha of the household (itba 1 -Jch&na) to Kamr-ud-din 

 Khan, Wazir. He got Rs. 150 a month. 



29. Hakim Huh 'AH Khan. 

 30. Hakim Muhammad 'AH Khan. 

 At this period many other jagirdars, pensioners and dancing women 

 from Delhi took refuge in Farrukhabad. The wakils of the following rulers 

 also attended there upon Ghazi-ud-din Khan'Imad-ul-Mulk, viz., those of the 

 Rajah of Jainagar, the Rajah of Narwar, the Rathaur Rajah, Rajah of 

 Jodhpur, the J at Rajah (Suraj Mall) of Dig and Kumer,* Rajah Chatar- 

 pat of Gohad, the Rajahs of Bundelkhand, i. e., of Pannah, Orchha, Datiya, 

 Seondha and Chanderi, the Rajah of Kotah-Bondi, of Shahabad-Kuroki, of 

 Bhadawar-Jagammanpur and others.f 



Shuja'ud-daula and Shah ' 'Alam attempt to attack Farrukhabad. 



When Shah 'Alam returned from his unsuccessful campaign against 

 Bengal, Shuja'-ud-daula moved out to meet him as far as Sarae Raja, near 

 the Karannasa, in the Benares district, and conducted him thence to Jajmau, 

 by way of Jhiisi and Allahabad. After the rains, in Rabi 1175 H. (October 

 1761), the Emperor moved to Kalpi and thence to Jhansi. On their return 

 to Allahabad, some time in the year 1176 H. (23rd July, 1762 — 12th July,. 

 1763), Shuja'-ud-daula persuaded the Emperor to join him in a campaign 

 against Ahmad Khan of Farrukhabad. 



Three reasons are assigned for this attack on Nawab Ahmad Khan. 

 The first, which was no doubt used to influence the Emperor, was as follows. 

 The news-writer sent letters to Shuja'-ud-daula, informing him of Ahmad 

 Khan's daily life and stating that he rode in a palki, that he caused elephants 

 to fight, that he had established a Guldl bdri or royal pavilion, and had assum- 

 ed other privileges of royalty. Shuja'-ud-daula writhed like a snake when 

 he read this, and at once he made a minute report to the Emperor, adding 

 that to mount the throne was the only step, which now remained for 

 Ahmad Khan to take. The Emperor, being incensed at Ahmad Khan'& 

 supposed presumption, readily agreed to join in the campaign. 



A second reason, and probably a better-founded one, is said to have 

 been a quarrel over the occupation of the territory evacuated by the Mah- 



* Both in Bhartpur territory, the former 20 and the latter 10 miles north of 

 Bhartpur. 



f This list is taken from Shah Hisam-nd- din's book. 



X Wali-ullah p. 44, Lauh-i-Tdrikh, Hisam-ud-dm, 353, Tdrilch-i-Maxaffari, 117& 

 H. Amcid-us-Sa'dat, pp. 88-90, Life of Hafiz Eahmat Khan, p. 78. 



