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Mubarak Khan died without issue ; and was succeeded by Ja'far 

 Kha'n the son of his brother Fatah Kha'n. The successor was called 

 by the name of Bahawal Khan. On the third day of his death all the 

 respectable Ddud Putras and the Sayads of Uch assembled to console 

 Ja'far Kha'n for the loss of his uncle, and to pray for the salva- 

 tion of the deceased. Among them were the Makhdum Na'siruddi'n, 

 Sayad Bokha'ri and Makhdum Ganj Gilari, who stood and turning 

 to Ja'n Muhammad and Nur Muhammad Kha'n of the Kehrani 

 family, and Ka'ra'm and Jawa'l Khan of the Irbdni house, said in the 

 following manner : " Muba'rak Kha'n gave a good name to the Ddud 

 Putras and treated every person kindly ; you have no ruler among your- 

 selves while every nation in the world has. If you take our sincere 

 advice, look unanimously upon Ja'far Kha'n as your leader and name 

 him Bahawal Khan." At length after along discussion all the Ddud 

 Putras gave a full consent to the proposal of the Makhdums ; called 

 Ja'far by the name of Baha'wal Kha'n, and paid him homage. Ikht- 

 ya'r Kha'n Kehrani boldly said to the Makhdums that the " influence 

 and power which they are placing in the person of Baha'wal Kha'n 

 first will destroy their own houses and then those of the whole Ddud 

 Putras" The word of this man proved afterwards exactly true. 



When the above mentioned Makhdums died, Baha'wal Kha'n plant- 

 ed the seeds of quarrel amongst their sons, finally levelled their castles to 

 the ground, and confiscated all their property. He made such schemes as 

 created many disorders between the Ddud Putras. This presented a 

 favorable opportunity to Baha'wal Kha'n to reduce every one of 

 them to poverty, and deprive them of the power and privileges which 

 they enjoyed. 



Baha'wal Kha'n on killing Khuda' Bakhsh Kha'n Kerahni, who 

 was in possession of great authority in the nation, said before he expired, 

 that he put all the rebellious Ddud Putras to death and established 

 such peace in the country that a female could govern it without thinking 

 of any insurrection on the part of the population. 



The DdudPutras had recourse to the late Taimur Sha'h, the king of 

 Kdhuly and told his majesty that his coming to their country and assisting 

 them against Baha'wal Kha'n would enrich him abundantly. In 1203 

 A. H. Taimur Sha'h came to Bah divalpur with 70,000 horsemen, and 

 the Kha'n was pressed to have shelter into the sandy desert. The king 

 driving the Kha'n's garrison out of the fort of Dildwar, and keeping all 

 the Ddud Putras under Shah Muhammad Kha'n Badozai, appointed 

 him the governor of that place. 



When TaiMu'r Sha'h returned, Baha'wal Khan by his deep policy got 



