1879.] W. Irvine—The Bangash Nawibs of Farrukhabdd. 53 
When they had consulted together, Nazir Yakut Khan was sent to the 
Bibi Sahiba. She received him and touching his “ nazar” remitted it. 
Directly she saw him she burst into tears, for he called to mind her own 
chela, Y4kut Khan Khan Bahadur. Yakut Khan, having made a con- 
doling reference to the late Khan Bahadur, went on to deliver his mes- 
sage. The Wazir said that he would look on her as his own mother, that 
Ghazanfar Jang and Kaim Khan had been nobles of the highest rank, 
and that their successors should hold the same position. It was absolutely 
necessary, however, that she should make a payment of one kror of rupees. 
Bibi Hajiain, without consulting the Bibi Sahiba and against her wishes, 
began to say that as the Bibi Sahiba could not help herself she would give 
half a zror, or fifty lakhs of rupees (£500,000). The Nazir then asked for 
a blank paper with seal affixed. The Bibi Sahiba, without referring to 
Shamsher Khan and Ja’far Khan, attached her seal to the paper and made 
it over to the messenger, who carried it off to the Wazir. Then the Wazir 
wrote out the sum of sixty lakhs of rupees. After this he told the Bibi 
Sahiba to return to Farrukhabad, accompanied by Nazir Yakit Khan and 
Jugal Kishor, who were to receive payment of the money. 
Rajah Naval Rade sent for Shamsher Khan and Ja’far Khan and told 
them that they were responsible for the due payment to the imperial treasury 
of the sixty lakhs, which the Bibi Sahiba had agreed to with her own lips. 
Titles and rent-free grants were promised to them in reward. The chelas 
went to the Bibi Sahiba and complained of her having promised sixty lakhs, 
when they had already settled for thirty lakhs. The Bibi Sahiba defended 
herself by saying is was Bibi Hajidin’s fault. There being no remedy the 
Bibi Sahiba started for Farrukhabad with Yakut Khan and Jugal Kishor. 
All the cash in the treasury, the jewels, the ward-robe, the furniture of 
the rooms, the kitchen utensils, the elephants, the horses, the camels, the 
cannon, the cattle, everything they had, was made over to the Wazir’s 
agents. The eunuchs examined each article, appraised it at half its value, 
and then from the total thus arrived at they deducted half a lakh of 
rupees. The sum allowed was forty-five lakhs of rupees. The agents 
demanded the balance of fifteen lakhs from Shamsher Khan and Ja’far 
Khan; but they could only promise to pay the required sum within three 
years. The Nazir (Yakit Khan) then directed that the Bibi Sahiba should 
set out next day for the Wazir’s camp, where all he could do to intercede for 
her should be done. 
The next day the Bibi Sahiba with her sons and chelas set out on her 
return to the Wazir’scamp. When she came to Mau all the Pathans visited 
her to pay their respects, and from that place joined her retinue. On reach- 
ing the neighbourhood of the Wazir, she set up her encampment. Next 
