361 W. Irvine — The Bangash Naiodbs of ' FarruJchdbdd. [No. 2, 



five sons adopted, the Shia heresy, and two of them were killed at the Far- 

 rukhabad Karbala during the Muharram ceremonies. They were named 

 Ibrahim Khan and Rahman Khan (Rahmana). Another son was killed in a 

 private quarrel at the door of Rahmat Khan Sawdrah-wdld. The fourth 

 died a natural death. The fifth, Aman Khan, was alive when Bahadur 'All 

 wrote in 1839. 



Islam Khan is said to have been in twelve fights, and he had received 

 many wounds. Every day he drank spirits, but in Farrukhabad in Muzaffar 

 Jang's time that was thought no fault. If any friend asked him his sect 

 he would say, " Besides Allah, I know nothing, and my creed is this ' La- 

 " ittah-iUa-aUah, Ahmad Khan rasiil allah,' for has he not made me from 

 " a Hindu into a Muhammadan." He was so attached to intoxicating liquor 

 that on the day he died, some hour or two before his death, he had a bot- 

 tle of spirits and a cup beside him. He went on demanding spirits from 

 his sons and drinking. One son said " Khan Sahib, your death is now 

 " near, renounce wine, and God will forgive your sins." He said to him, 

 " My son, why renounce it now, I never did so when I was well, bring me 

 " the wine-cup and fill it to the brim." He drank and shortly after expired. 

 As an instance of his freedom of spirit, they relate that he was once sent as 

 Kotiodl to Mau, which he brought into thorough order. One day, however, 

 a Pathan attacked him and cut him with a knife. Islam Khan came away 

 at once and remarked to the Nawab that his sons-in-law, i. e. ? the Pathans, 

 were coming to take possession of his city and fort. 



9. Dildwar Khdn — Called Chunti or the ant, from the extreme iras- 

 cibility of his temper. I know not if this is the Dilawar 'Ali Khan men- 

 tioned by Kali Rae, (p. 108) who was 'Amil of 'Azimnagar. That man had 

 been a Thakur, and was the son of Dhan Singh and the brother of Tei 

 Singh. 



10. Sulaimdn Khdn — Darogha of camels. 



11. Shuja't-dil Khdn — Called Shuja'-ud-daula, who held the office of 

 Khansaman. 



12. Musharraf Khdn — Mir Tozak. He was a chela of Muhammad 

 Khan's time. 



13. Jowdhir Khdn — 'Arz Begi. 



14. Bahht-buland Khdn — Apparently this is the son of Baz Bahadur 

 Khan, mentioned by Kali Rae, p. 108, Gaz. IV, 69. 



15. Mubdrih Khdn. 



16. Bdzid Khdn — Khansaman. 



17. Sufi Klidn — He was originally Gauhar Singh, Thakur of Daulat- 

 abad, Parganah Sakrawah (Kali Rae, p. 138). He held Majhupur in that 

 Parganah mjdgir. 



