JOURNAL 
ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL. 
Part I.—HISTORY, LITERATURE, &ce. 
No. I1.—1879. 
The Bangash Nawabs of Farrukhdbdd—A Chronicle, (1718—1857).— By 
Witrt1am Irvine, C. 8., Patehgarh, N. W. P. Parr II. 
(Continued from p. 383 of Vou. XLYII, Parr I, 1878.) 
Nawib Imdém Khan, and the Confiscation of the Territory. 
After Kaim Khan had been buried, the Bibi Sahiba sent for all her 
husband’s sons, and dissimulating her wish to see Imam Khan succeed, 
directed Ahmad Khan to assume the leadership. Abmad Khan, who had 
quickly penetrated her designs, gave a decided refusal. One after another, 
each son made the same answer. At length Imam Khan was selected and 
took his seat upon the masnad. He seems to have enjoyed little real autho- 
rity. Although they attended to salute him no one presented any nazar ; 
for months not a single kauri of revenue came in. After a time men 
ceased even to go near him, since he had no income from any source, by 
_which he could assert his title. 
When news of the defeat and death of Kaim Khan reached Delhi, many 
were deeply grieved and wrung their hands with sorrow; on the con- 
trary, ’Abd-ul-Mansir Khan Safdar Jang was rejoiced, and at once laughed 
and joked about the sad event. He then persuaded the Emperor that if 
he proceeded to Farrukhab4d in person, the surviving Bangash leaders would 
be deprived of all excuse for not attending and submitting themselves. Even 
if they should refuse to obey and decline to deliver up their wealth, the result 
would be the same ; they would be compelled to take to flight, and thus they 
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