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affairs were settled. 'Alauddin Ayaz, the father of Ahmad Ayaz, held 

 the post of Kotwal to the New Fort \_ffigar i nau]. The aforesaid Haji 

 Maula then saw that the city was thus left vacant, and that the people 

 were grumbling and complaining of the tyranny and oppression of Tir- 

 midi the Kotwal, while constant reports were coming in of the distress 

 of the soldiery employed in the siege of Eantambhur, and the numbers of 

 them that were being killed, so that the mass of them were reduced to 

 the greatest extremity, though for fear of the Sultan's laying a fine 

 of three years' pay upon them, it was impossible for any one to get away 

 from, the Camp — Haji Maula therefore, fancying, that in their distress 

 the people of the Camp as well as of the city would stand by him, 

 made friends of all the former Kotwals, raised a very considerable 

 insurrection, and kindled a conflagration, the flames of which blazed up 

 to the skies. About midday in the month of Ramazan, during which 

 Eamazan the sun was in Gemini, and people to avoid the heat of 

 the weather had retired into the interior of their domiciles and were 

 enjoying a siesta, and the number of people passing to and fro in the 

 streets was consequently but few ; Haji Maula entered the Badaon 

 gate with a forged warrant under his arm, and accompanied by 

 several foot soldiers with drawn swords, took his stand in front of 

 the Kotwal Tirmidi's private dwelling. On pretence that he had 

 come from the Sultan and brought a warrant from him, he summoned 

 the Kotwal, who was taking a nap, and had none of his guards or 

 others about him, to come out of his house to the doorway. The 

 Kotwal accordingly rose from his couch, and slipping on his shoes, 

 came out to the door ; but no sooner did Haji Maula catch sight of 

 him, than he he ordered the paiks to sever his neck and cut off 

 his head from his body. He then took the Ttighrd warrant from 

 under his arm, and exhibiting it to the bystanders, he exclaimed, 

 " By virtue of this warrant have I put the Kotwal to death," at 

 which the people remained silent. He next ordered all the gates, 

 that were under the Kotwal Tirmidi's charge, and the guards of which 

 had espoused his wretched cause, to be shut, and the door of every 

 house throughout the city was kept closed. 



After slaying the Kotwal Tirmidi, the above named Haji sent for 

 'Alauddin Ayaz, the Kotwal of the New Fort, with the intention of 

 killing him as well. The message he sent him was this: "I have 

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