1879.] W. Irvine—TZhe Bangash Nawdbs of Farrukhabdd. 65 
be loyal subjects of Ahmad Khan. The Pathins proposed to get these 
boxes first, and then kill the men. This Muhammad Khan forbade. Then 
plunderers arriving from all sides, Muhammad Khan put the slave who shot 
Muhammad Salah with several Afridis in charge, and took the Hindus to his 
eamp. ‘There he reported to Rustam Khan, who sent off three hundred 
footmen to guard the tent and bring away the boxes, in which there was a 
large amount of money. 
Meanwhile an elephant of Naval Rae’s, with a gilt howdah and gold 
brocade trappings, had been found in the camp. The Pathdns were about 
to slay its keeper, when with great presence of mind he drove his elephant 
up to Ahmad Khan’s palki, and making it kneel he congratulated the Nawab 
on his victory and requested him to mount. The Pathans approved of this 
idea, and pushed the driver off with the ends of their sticks, thus sparing 
his life. At the time Ramzani was holding the side of the Nawab’s pdalki 
in order to steady it. The Nawab ordered him to mount the elephant. He 
obeyed, and though not used to elephants, he managed to drive it off. 
Plunder of the camp then began, the Nawab’s orders being that elephants, 
cannons, tents and kettle-drums were his, the rest belonged to the seizer. 
The amount of plunder was so great, that several men acquired property 
worth as much as one lakh of rupees (£10,000). 
In this battle, besides Naval Rae and Mir Muhammad Salah already 
named, ’Ata-ullah Khan* and many principal men lost their lives. The 
author of the “ Tabsirat-un-nazirin” gives the names of as many as thirty- 
seven Sayyads and Shekhs of Bilgram in Audh, who lost their lives on this 
fatal day. 
Nawab Bakaullah Khan, who had been summoned in great haste, 
had left Makhanpur, about fourteen miles south of Kannauj, on Thurs- 
day the 9th Ramzan (1st August, 1750). That night he was at Kannauj, 
and next day, the 10th (2nd August, 1750), starting before daybreak, 
they had arrived within four kos of Naval Rae’s camp, when suddenly 
fugitives began to pour in. Rae Partap Singh, who had been wounded, 
was the first to report fully the disaster. Bakaullah Khan halted for two 
or three hours, and thinking his force too small for an advance, he retreated 
on Kannauj in order to remove Rajah Naval Rae’s women and children. 
With these, accompanied by the Rajah’s corpse, and such elephants and 
_ horses and other property as they could collect, they set out on their retreat. 
The fugitives from the battle-field followed them, among others Rde Partap 
* Son-in-law of Haji Ahmad, the brother of Allah Wardi Khan Mahabat Jang? 
ruler of Bengal. He had been Faujdar of Bhigulpir and had held other appointments 
fill having quarrelled with his uncle, he came to Audh,—J. Scott, Ferishta II. 343-351. 
Seir Mutagherin, I, 458, 
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