568 Fragments of the history of Mooltan, [Nov* 



was exalted to the Soobahdaree of Mooltan by Nuwab Moeen ood 

 Dowlah, eldest son of the Nuwab Wuzeer Kumur-ood-deen Khan, one 

 of the ministers of the throne of Delhi ;* and having killed in battle 

 outside of Mooltan, the Nuwab Hyal-oollah Khan, entitled Shanuwaz 

 Khan, entered on the government of Mooltan. In that year, (A. D. 1746) 

 Nuwab Buhawul Khan, the 1st (great-great grandfather of the present 

 Nuwab, Buhawul Khan the 3rd), founded the city of Buhawulpoor, and 

 maintained a friendly correspondence with the Maharaja. At this time, 

 Nuwab Jan-nisar Khan, at the instigation of Sheikh Mukhdoom Rajee 

 Goordezee, withdrew his allegiance from the Shah. The Maharaja, 

 having come, by desire of Nuwab Moeen-ood dowlah from Lahore for 

 the purpose of chastising Jan-nisar Khan, arrived by way of Kutchee, 

 near Tanween, at the place where now stands Khyrpoor, in the Buha- 

 wulpoor territory. The Khan of Buhawulpoor, having in compliance 

 with a summons, come to this place, had the satisfaction of meeting the 

 Maharaja Koura Mull. Thence they went together to Tehr, called 

 also Pooshtuk Wejranuh, near Khan Bela, in the district of Dera Ghazee 

 Khan. The fort of Khan Bela was taken in one day, and Jan-nisar 

 Khan, coming down to the river, fought for three days. At length, 

 during the night, he fled, leaving his camp standing on the bank of the 

 river. After this victory, the Maharaja having settled the affairs of 

 that neighbourhood, and bestowed goods and land on Buhawul Khan 

 and the Daoodpootras, turned towards Mooltan. He handed over also 

 to Buhawul Khan, the village of Adum-wahu, on the other side of the 

 water, opposite to, and four coss from Buhawalpoor, on a rental of 

 4000 rupees. 



In 1163 H. (A. D. 1749,) Nuwab Mohummed Buhawul Khan died, 

 and was succeeded by his brother Mohummed Moobarik Khan. He, in 

 1165 H. (A. D. 1751,) purchased the lands of Sheenee Bukhree and 

 Mudwala, from the zumeendars of Tehr, also Bet (the island) and 

 Donewala, from Mukhdoom Sheikh Rajee Goordezee, and brought them 

 into cultivation. In 1174 H. (A. D. 1760,) he received the district of 

 Loodun, as a friendly gift from Shaik Soobhan, the proprietor of Pak 

 Puttun. In 1181 H. (A. D. 1767,) Nuwab Ali Mohummed Khan 

 Khakwanee received the Soobahdaree of Mooltan from Ahmed Shah, 



* And from the first MS. we find he was subsequently appointed Governor of 

 Dera Ghazee Khan by Ahmed Shah. 



