162 W. Irvine — The Bangash Naiodbs of Farruhhdbdd. [No. 2, 



had no children. Ahmad 'Ali Khan had only one daughter, and she married 

 a Pathan of some village near Koil. From Daim Khan was derived 

 much of the information recorded by Bahadur 'Ali, joint author of the 

 Lauh-i-Tdrikh, his grandfather Sayyad Grbulam Hussain (who died 1226 

 H. January, 1811 — January, 1812), having been for forty years in 

 Daim Khan's service, and lived at the gateway of his house in Far- 

 rukhabad. 



3. Fahhr-ud-daula — He was a chela of Muhammad Khan's time 

 (see p. 346, Vol. XLVIL). He was Ahmad Khan's first Bakhshi, and played 

 a prominent part in the later years of that Nawab's life, and in the first 

 year of Muzaffar Jang's reign. He was assassinated in 1772-3 and is buried 

 in the Bibisht Bagh. 



4. Kahmat Khan — He was the son of Jahan Khan, chela of Muham- 

 mad Khan. He became second Bakhshi. He was fond of men of learning 

 and passed his time in fasting and prayer. He was noted for his generosity 

 and bravery. 



5. Maji Sarfardz Khan — He was the third Bakhshi. He had the 

 peculiarity of prefacing every sentence he spoke with the words " B'ism- 

 illah" 



6. Namddr Khan — No. 29 in list of Muhammad Khan's chelas. The 

 fourth Bakhshi. 



7. Mihrldn Khan — He held the post of Diwan. He was the son of 

 a Rajah whose father, during the Allahabad campaign, presented him to 

 the Nawab. He was a poet, had written a Diwan and was very eloquent ; 

 Wali-ullah gives us a specimen of his poetry. The celebrated poets, Mirza 

 Ran' Sauda and Mir Soz, were for a long time in his employ. 



8. Islam Khan — At one time he held the office of third Bakhshi. He 

 had a house close to the Buland Mahal in the fort (which in 1839 was occu- 

 pied by Nawab Tajammul Husain Khan, Zafar Jang). Once Nawab Ahmad 

 Khan asked him how many sons he had. Islam Khan replied, that he had 

 five, Amana, Karamata, Bakwa, Rahmana, Barhna. The Nawab, out of 

 sympathy for his large family, appointed him Faujdar of Kasganj (now in 

 the Eta district). Islam Khan started, taking as usual some of the Nawab's 

 foot soldiers and a couple of guns. When the money-dealers and land- 

 holders came to present their offerings to the new Faujdar, Islam Khan, 

 addressing them in full durbar, said he had been sent to procure money, and 

 within eight days the monied men must produce one lakh of rupees. He 

 would give a bond making the money repayable with interest from the in- 

 coming revenue. They all began to make excuse. Then Islam Kban set up 

 a triangle and had several money-lenders flogged. To save their honour, the 

 rest joined together to provide the lakh of rupees. Islam Khan gave them 

 a bond for the amount. 





