1879.] W. Irvine — The Bang ash Mawab's of FarruMdbdd. 145 



An interview was arranged, and Mir Akbar 'Ali, teacher of Nawab 

 Sa'dat 'Ali Khan, told the author of the " Lauh" that he went in the 

 retinue of Nawab Shuja'-ud-daula, being then twenty years of age. Ahmad 

 Khan sent for arms from his armoury, which were much praised. Then 

 trays of jewels were sent for. A pearl necklace, once worn by Kaim Jang, 

 was much admired. Ahmad Khan put it round the Wazir's neck, when 

 Shuja'-ud-daula became yellow with anger. He took the necklace off and 

 for a long time held it in his hand and turned each pearl round with his 

 fingers. Then putting it down on the cushion, he stood up and said, he 

 wished to take his leave. The Nawab and 'Imad-ul-Mulk stood up, and 

 Shuja'-ud-daula then went off to Fathgarh. There he told his courtiers 

 that Ahmad Khan had gone the length {zayddati) of investing him with 

 the " Jchila't" of a pearl necklace. 



Next day, Ahmad Khan returned the visit, and the two nobles sat down 

 together, Daim Khan, chela, being in Ahmad Khan's lap. Shuja'-ud-daula 

 sent for water to drink, when Daim Khan said " I too will drink." In 

 those days it was the duty of Miyan Almas Khwaja Sarae* to bring water 

 for drinking. He took up a jewelled water bottle (surdhi) and cup, and 

 the Wazir ordered him to give first a drink to the young Nawab. Then 

 Shuja'-ud-daula himself draiik. From that day Almas 'Ali Khan had a 

 great respect for Daim Khan and obtained for him from Asaf-tid-daula 

 .(1775 — 1798) the jagir of Pukhrayan, in parganah Shahptir-Akbarpur of 

 the Cawnpur district. 



Muzajfar Jang's marriage. 

 When the Nawab determined to find a bride for his son, Muzaffar 

 Jan " he sent for and consulted Kabila Khanum, one of the women of 

 Ghazanfar Jang's time. He asked her who among his brethren had daugh- 

 ters and where he should betroth his son, Muzaffar Jang. Kabila Kha- 

 ' Bum replied that Murtazza Khanf had three daughters, and Khudabandah 

 Khant had also three daughters. The Nawab replied that Murtazza Khan 

 was a troublesome fellow ; should he object it would cause ill-feeling. 

 Khudabandah Khan was, however, a mild-tempered, quiet man ; and he 

 requested her to go to his house and propose a marriage of his daughter 

 with the Nawab's son, Muzaffar Jang. The woman went off to the house, 



* The celebrated Almas 'Ali Khan, 'Amil of the Duah districts from 1774 till the 

 cession in 1801. Lord Valentia who saw him at Lakhnau on the 23rd March, 1803, de- 

 scribes him as " a venerable old-woman-like being, upwards of eighty, full six feet high, 

 and stout in proportion." (Travels, I. p. 136). 



f Fourth son of Muhammad Khan. 



% Twelfth son of Muhammad Khan. 

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