1879.] W. Irvine — TJie Bangash Naivdbs of Farruhhdldd. 157 



standing, made their obeisance, after which the Nawab acknowledged their 

 presence and took his seat. 



The Bihisht Bagh, just south of the Mau Sarae, within the city wall, 

 was planted by Ahmad Khan. The mosque is perhaps the largest and most 

 elegant in the city, and at one side of it there are the remains of a hand- 

 some hot air bath. The Mohalla just to the south, chiefly occupied by 

 Kachis, is called Ahmadganj Khandia. Besides the mosque, there are nine 

 large domed tombs within the enclosure, that of Ahmad Khan, the largest 

 of all, standing nearly in the centre, opposite the gateway. The persons 

 buried there are as follows : Mahbarah No. 1. — Ahmad Khan ; Dil-Daler 

 Khan ; the Banarsi Nawab, his son ; Zahiir 'Ali Khan, son of the Banarsi 

 Nawab ; Imdad Husain Khan, son of Dil-Daler Khan. In the verandahs — 

 Himmat 'Ali Khan, son of Dil-Daler Khan. Three tombs of infant 

 daughters of Ahmad Khan ; Nawab Himmat Bahadur, grandson of Ahmad 

 Khan ; Nawab Chote Khan, son of Nawab Kaim Jang. Jila/cbarah No. 2. — 

 Nawab Mahmud Khan, eldest son of Ahmad Khan ; a child ; and his 

 Begam. Mahbarah No. 3. — The Bibi Sahiba, widow of Nawab Muhammad 

 Khan Ghazanfar Jang, and two other Begams. In the verandahs — Sitara 

 Begam, daughter of Ahmad Khan ; Firiiz Jang's mother, wife of Nawab 

 Bulaki ; Bibi Achhpal, wife of Muzaffar Jang ; five Begams, names un- 

 known. Mahbarah No. 4. — Kabila Khanum. Malcbarah No. 5. — A mis- 

 tress of Shaukat Jang (1813 — 1823). Mahbarah No. 6. — Two graves, 

 names unknown. Malcbarah No. 7. — Rani Sahiba, wife of Ahmad Khan 

 brought by him from the east. Mahbarah No. 8. — Tali' Khan and Boshan 

 Khan, chelas of Ahmad Khan. Mahbarah No. 9. — Bakhshi Fakhr-ud- 

 daula, assassinated in 1772-1773. 



We are told in the Lauh-i- Tdrihh that the revenue demand of the 

 thirty-three mahals was eighty lakhs of rupees, exclusive oijdgirs, assign- 

 ments for pay, revenue-free grants, and so forth. Hisam-ud-din tells us that 

 the Nawab's income was sixty lakhs of rupees. The expenditure was as 

 follows : Three lakhs a month were required for the soldiers' pay and the house- 

 hold servants of every fort. One lakh went to the expenses of the three 

 wives, to the purchase of jewels, and the feeding of fahirs. One lakh was 

 spent on the elephants, horses, camels, and artillery establishment. There 

 were five hundred guns, large and small, always ready ; and the manufac- 

 ture of powder and ball went on without intermission. There was in this 

 way an expenditure of at least five lakhs a month ; if there were ever any 

 surplus, it was paid into the Treasury. 



In the later years of Ahmad Khan's life, Bakhshi Fakhr-ud-daula had 

 become the leading man in the State. He had the charge of the whole 

 territory, and he is praised for the vigour with which he repressed the tur- 



