1879 ] W. Irvine—The Bangash Nawébs of Farrukhibad. 67 
Naval haudah se mukh mora, kahin hathi, kahin ghora ; 
Kabail bhi kahin chhor4 na sar cher samhdra hai, 
Chalen topdn dharadhar se, rahkli bhi parapar se, 
Shutr-n4len tardtar se, tahavvar ka pahdra hai, 
Chalen tiren sans-sans, chali goli manan man man, 
Katen bakr jhanan jhan jhan, pari talwar dhara hai, 
Bhabuti nim hai mera, ’Ataipur men derd hai 
Yihi hai mo-k4-kheré, tale Gangé kinara hai. 
Advance of the Waztr. 
Shortly after the first rising of the Pathans, word had been brought of 
it to the Wazir at Delhi. On the 12th Sha’ban 1163 H (6th July, 1750), 
he marched out of Delhi and crossing the Jumna began his preparations. 
On the 27th and 28th Sha’ban (21st and 22nd July, 1750), he despatched 
troops under Nasir-ud-din Haidar to reinforce Naval Rae. On the last day 
of the month, a Tuesday (23rd July, 1750), he returned to Delhi and a 
second time took leave of the Emperor. He then marched with a large 
force of his own troops, some thirty thousand men under Suraj Mall Jat 
of Bhartpur, whom he had taken into his pay, and contingents under Nawab 
Najm-ud-daula Muhammad Ishék Khan, Darogha of the Nazil,* Sher 
Jang, Mir Nasir-ud-din Haidar,t Mirza Muhammad Ali Khan Kochak, 
and Mirza Najaf Beg.§ Isma’il Beg Khan, chela, "Ise Beg Khan 
* His sister, in her old age so well known as the Bhéio Begam of Faizibéd, was. 
married to Shuja-ud-daula, Safdar Jang’s son. Najm-ud-daula, whose name was Mirza 
Muhammad, was the eldest sonjof Muhammad Ishék Khan Miitaman-ud-daula (died 
2nd Safar 1154 H.—%th April, 1741). 
¢ Sayyad Nasir Muhammad Khan, son of Saydédat Khan, the brother of Sa’dat 
Khan, Burhan-ul-Mulk. 
} He and Safdar Jang had married two sisters, the daughters of Sa’dat Khan 
Burhén-ul-Mulk. He was the son of Safdar Jang’s maternal aunt. 
§ This is the man who afterwards played such a prominent part at the Court of 
Delhi from 1771 till his death on the 22nd April, 1782. He left Shuji’ -ud-daula’s 
service after the assassination of Muhammad Kuli Khan, Naib of Allahabad. 
His descent and family connections are shown in the subjoined table— 
Najaf Khan 
m. daughter of Shah Sulaiman. 
Mir Said Muhammad. 
{ 
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Mir Said Abi, 
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= l i a TA 
Mirza Ismail Mirza Najaf Dauchter 
m. Fatima Begam, full sister Khan. 0d. at m. to Mirza Muhsin, 
to N. Muhammad Kuli Khan and Isfahan. brother of Safdar Jang, 
daughter of “Izzat-ud-daula Mir- 
za Muhsin, elder brother of Saf- 
dar Jang. 
