78 W. Irvine—TZhe Bangash Nawébs of Farrukhabad. [No. 2, 
service, who at the head of nine hundred or a thousand men had arrived as 
far as Kannauj on their way to join their master, retreated by way of Lakh- 
nau to Jhuisi. Then ’Ali Kuli Khan Karkhi, the deputy in the Allahabad 
Subah, came out to meet them.* There they heard that Shadi Khan was 
marching down country at the head of twenty thousand men. ’Ali Kuli 
Khan with his own troops and part of those of R&ée Partap Narayan advan- 
ced to oppose Shadi Khan. The two armies met each other at Kord-Jaha- 
nabadt where a battle ensued, and Shadi Khan having been defeated began 
to retreat. 
When this news was brought to Nawab Ahmad Khan, he proposed to 
send large reinforcements, but his chief counsellors overruled him, and 
advised his proceeding in person, hoping that the fort of Allahabad would 
be evacuated at his approach. Nawab Baké-ullah Khan and ’Ali Kuli 
Khan, hearing of Ahmad Khan’s advance, beat a rapid retreat, and took 
refuge in the fort of Allahabad. Abmad Khan when he had reached Kora 
halted several days, and intended to return home himself, leaving the fight- 
ing to Mansir ’Ali Khan,t Rustam Khdin Bangash, and Sa’dat Khan 
Afridi, brother of Mahmid Khan, Bakhshi to Nawdb Kéim Khan, these 
three leaders having a large force in their pay. But he was persuaded to 
go on by the arrival of wakils from the eastern Rjahs, Pirthipat, son of 
Chattardhari, son of Ji Sukh, Sombansi, ruler of Partaébgarh,§ and Rajah 
Balwant Singh of Banaras. The agents were introduced through Mustajab 
Khan Warakzai and Haji Safariéz Khan, who were then in attendance. 
The letters were to the effect that if the Nawd4b would continue his advance 
to Allahabad, they undertook to obtain the fort for him in a very short 
time, after that the whole of the eastern country would fall into his power. 
After receiving these letters the Nawab went on towards Allahabad, and 
* The Khizéna Amira, p. 83, distinguishes this ’Ali Kuli Khan from ’Ali Kuli 
Khan Daghistani, poetically Walih, but the local historians, Wali-ullah and the “ Lauh” 
make them one and the same. Mir Ghulém ’Aliis the most likely to be right, as he 
was acquainted personally with the poet Walih, Hisim-ud-din calls this man simply the 
“ Allahdbadi,” and the ‘ Siyar-ul-Mutékharin,” p. 879, says he had been in the service 
of Sayyad Muhammad Khan, naib of the Allah&bad Stitbah on the part of ’Umdat-ul-Mulk 
Amir Khén. Kali Rae in the Futehgarh-ndma (p. 54,) refers to the author of a book 
called the Haft Aklim, who states that he was present in this retreat from Lakhnau. 
The reference is, I now find, to the Hadikat-ul-Akdlin. 
+ On the Grand ‘Trunk Road, some thirty-four miles north-west of the town of 
Fathpur. 
{ Thirteenth son of N. Muhammad Khan. 
§ Oras Hisém-ud-din says, Azimgarh. Partébgarh lies thirty-two miles north 
of Allahabid. There is a capital account of the family in the Hadikat-uwl-Akdlim un- 
der the head, Partabgarh in the Second Clime. 
