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and after some indifferent conversation, mentioned her errand. The Nawab 

 made no reply. After a moment's pause, the woman said, " O Khudaban- 

 " dah Khan ! why do you not answer and accept at once ?" Nawab Khuda- 

 bandah Khan said, that Nur-un-nissa had been already adopted by the holy 

 man, Asad 'Ali Shah,* so that he was helpless. It rested with that saint 

 to agree or not, and if he agreed there would be no objection. The Khd- 

 num replied, that the Nawab must go and tell the Sayyad, when there was 

 no doubt he would consent. Khudabandah Khan said he would go that 

 evening. When he went, the Sayyad asked what he wished, but he said 

 it was for the Sayyad to decide. The Sayyad thought that to accept was 

 desirable, to make any objection would do harm, he should therefore con- 

 sent gladly. The Nawab returned and told the woman Kabila that he 

 agreed to the proposal. 



On receiving her report, Nawab Ahmad Khan proceeded to the Bibi 

 Sahiba, the widow of Muhammad Khan, whom he told of what he intended 

 to do, and he asked her, should she approve, to go the next day to Khuda- 

 bandah Khan's house to carry out the custom of cJiardwaJi.f She express- 

 ed her consent, and the next day went with great pomp to Khudabandah 

 Khan's house and carried out the usual ceremonies. Next day the ladies 

 from the other side came with the nausha and carried out the usual cere- 

 monies. 



After this Nawab Ahmad Khan sent for Nawab Khudabandah Khan. 

 The Nawab received him with especial kindness and embraced him. A 

 friendly conversation began. Then Bakhshi Fakhr-ud-daula was sent for, 

 and ordered to make out a grant of the town of Sakrawah (or Sakraya)£ 

 in the name of his beloved brother Khudabandah Khan. The secretary was 

 to write it out at once, and, after obtaining the signatures of all the clerks 

 in the office, it was to be brought to the presence. When the grant was 

 brought, the Nawab presented it to Khudabandah Khan and said it was 

 in addition to all his former jdgirs. Khudabandah Khan then took his 

 leave. 



Preparations began for the wedding. The Bakhshi and Mihrban Khan 

 were ordered to send food of every description to all the Muhammadans, from 

 the first day till the day of the wedding. To the Hindus sweetmeats and 

 almond confection were sent. The Tcliansamdn and Namdar Khan were 

 directed to pitch tents within the fort for the Delhi nobles, so that each 



* A Sayyad, son of Sharf-ud-din Husain Bukhari ; he came to Farrukhabad in 

 Muhammad Khan's time (1713-1743) ; he fought on Kaim Khan's side and was wound- 

 ed. He died on the 7th Safar 1184 H. (2nd June, 1770). 



t Presents to the bride at betrothal. — Qanoon-e-Islam, p. 62. 



% A parganah in Tahsil Tirwah in the south-east of the district. 



