50 W. Irvine— The Bangash Nawitbs of Furrukhabad. [No. 2, 
would be extirpated from the imperial territory. The young Emperor, who 
was entirely subservient to the Wazir, agreed to all his plans. 
At the end of Zi’l Hajj 1162 H. (November 1749), Ahmad Shah 
marched from Delhi as far as Koil; and Safdar Jang, leaving the Emperor, 
advanced to Thana Darydoganj in Parganah Azamnagar of the Eta district, 
about thirty-five miles north-west of Farrukhabid.* He had with him 
forty thousand Mughals from Iran under the command of his relations, 
Mirza Nasir-ud-din Haidar, Nawab Sher Jang, Nawab Ish4k Khan and 
others. 
At the same time the Wazir ordered Rajih Naval Rade to march to 
meet him without delay. This Naval Rae, the Wazir’s Diwan or Bakhshi, 
was a Saksena Kayath of the Chakwa and Pardsna family, hereditary 
Kanungoes of Parganah Et4wah. He had risen by his own merits to be 
deputy governor of the Sibahs of Audh and Allahabad. He first was 
brought into notice by Ratn Chand Banya, the Diwan of "Abdullah Khan 
and Husain Ali Khan (1712—1721).+ 
Naval Rae, leaving the Sarkdr of Lakhnau, marched towards Farrukh4- 
bad. On the 16th Muharram 1163 H. (15th December 1749), after Rade 
Ram Narayan had joined with 10,000 men, he crossed the Ganges. The 
day afterwards he moved to the banks of the Kali four or five kos distant, 
The next day Naval Rae and Nawab Baka-ullah Khan crossed by the ford. 
and stood on foot side by side encouraging their men to exertion, the river 
being in flood, with heavy rain falling and a cold north wind blowing. Sup- 
plies were scarce and grain was the price of saffron. After a day spent in dry- 
ing their things, the army marched to within three kos of Khuddganj, where 
the Afghans were posted with a force estimated at 29,000 men and artillery. 
Another march of one and a half kos was made, and hostilities were immi- 
nent. Mir Muhammad Salah and Rajah Pirthi Pat were placed in the 
van, Naval Rae himself led the main body, while the left wing was com- 
manded by Nawab Baka-ullah Khan and the right by Rae Ram Narayan. 
There were 25,000 horsemen, 100 elephants and innumerable camp followers ; 
and the camp stretched for five or six sos as far as the eye could reach. 
Negotiations were, however, opened and the Pathans returned to Farrukhé- 
bad. On the 23rd Muharram (22nd Dec. 1749) Naval Rée was at Khuda- 
* One account says he camped at Siirajptir, but I do not know where that village 
is. 
+ S-ul-M. 875, Hisém-ud-din, and Gaz. N. W. P. IV. 307. See also the Hadi- 
kat-ul-Akdlim, third Clime, under Sarkar Lakhnau, as to the founding of Navalganj ’ 
and Khushalganj. Under J¢dwah it is stated that Naval Rie was born at Khaksis (?) 
He left a son, Khushél Rae, who was subsequently naib of Allahabad under Asaf- 
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