76 W. Irvine—Zhe Bangash Nawdbs of Farrukhabdad. [No. 2, 
Wazir. He concluded by desiring the Emperor to decide who, in justice, 
was in fault. The Emperor admitted that what Firtiz Jang said was true, 
that Muhammad Khan Ghazanfar Jang and his family had done the 
throne no wrong, that Safdar Jang’s conduct could not be defended. But 
if Ahmad Khan followed up his advantage and pursued Safdar Jang to 
Delhi, what should be done? Firiz Jang proposed sending a farmdn, with 
a robe of honour, elephant, horse and sword to Ahmad Khan, at the same 
time stating that what had been done had not been done with the Emperor’s 
consent. Safdar Jang had no more than reaped the fruit of his own ill-deeds, 
but Ahmad Khan, if he were a loyal subject should, instead of advancing 
further towards Delhi, return to Farrukhabad, This advice approved itself 
to the Emperor, afarmdn and robe of honour were sent, and on receiving 
them, Ahmad Khan turned and went back to Farrukhabad. 
Shadil Khan, brother’s son of Shuj’at Khan Ghilzai,* was left with 
some ten thousand men under subordinate leaders, in charge of that part of 
the country, it having been formerly under his uncle, Shuja’t Khan.f Nawab 
Ahmad Khan himself then returned to his home at Farrukhabéd. For the 
due administration of the recovered territory, he appointed his brothers and 
relations to be governors of various places. Nawab Murtazza Khan, fourth 
son of Muhammad Khan, was sent to It4wah ; Manstr ’Ali Khan, thir- 
teenth son, to Phaphond, including the jagir mahals of Saurikh, Sakatpur, 
Sakrawah, and Sauj;’Azim Khan, twenty-first son, to Shikohabad, including 
Sakit, Kurdoli and ’Alipur Khera; Nawaz Khan Khatak to Akbarpur- 
Shahpur; Zu’lfikar Khan, chela, alias the Majhle Nawaéb, to Shamshabad 
and Chibramau, including Sikandarpur, Bhonganw and Birwar (or Bewar) ; 
Manavar Khan, eighteenth son, to Pali and Sandi; and Khuda Bandah 
Khan, twelfth son, was made Faujdar of Bilgram. Naw&b Mahmid Khan, 
eldest son of Naw&b Ahmad Khan, with Jahan Khan, an old chela of the 
family, at the head of ten thousand horse and a large force of infantry, was 
deputed to take possession of Lakhnau and the Stbah of Audh.f At the 
same time Shadi Khan, the sixteenth son, with the assistance of Kali Khan 
son of Shamsher Khan, chela, was ordered to advance to Korah—Jahanabad, 
in the Sdbah of Allah4bad ; and Muhammad Amir Khan, nineteenth son, was 
sent to occupy Ghazipur. The Rohelas on their side§ sent Shekh Kabir, Par- 
* See p. 383, Vol. XLVII, 1878. . 
+ Gaz. N. W. P. LV, 158, Shuja’t Khan built at Marahra the tomb of Shah Bar- 
kat-ullah in 1142 H. (July 1729—July 1730). 
{ The Khizina’ Amira, p. 838, must either be wrong in the date (Jamadi I, 1164 
H.) given for Mahmiid Khan's passing through Bilgrim, or else it must refer to some- 
thing which happened on the retreat from Allahabad to Farrukhabad, which did take 
place about Jamadi I, 1164. It is absurd to suppose that Avidh was not occupied till 
six or seven months after the victory of Ram Chatauni. 
§ Life H. R. K., p, 39. 
