100 W. Irvine—TZhe Bangash Nawdbs of Farrukhabad. [No. 2, 
Meanwhile Nawab Mansir ’Ali Khan Sdhibzadah, ’Abdullah Khan 
Warakzai and others had received no notification of the Nawab’s departure, 
their batteries being to the left of the Nawab’s position. When a rumour 
of the flight of the Nawab was brought, Manstr ’Ali Khan got up and 
mounted his horse, followed by Hisim-ud-din, Rasil Khan and others. He 
sent for his jama’dadrs and said to them that the Nawab had sent for him, 
that he was going to see what orders there were. He then went away. As 
a long time passed without his returning, Rastil Khan said to Hisim-ud- 
din “ I expect the Nawab has gone,” and he sent a man to make enquiries. 
This messenger did not return. While still waiting for his coming, the 
night was spent and day began to break. "When the rumour of the Nawab’s 
flight spread, a panic arose, and each man began to look out for his own 
safety ; some hid in the brushwood (jhdo) in the river bed; others rode 
their horses into the stream, thinking to escape by swimming, but they 
were all drowned. The events of that day, Hisdm-ud-din Bisse eannot be 
described, he can only recount what befell himself. 
When day arose His4m-ud-din, Rastl Khan, Ghairat Khan and ’Ab- 
dullah Khan resolved to sell their lives dearly, and all by themselves issued 
from their battery. They saw the Mahrattas stripping of their clothes, 
one by one, all those fugitives, who had neither got clear off nor had been 
drowned in the river. A group of these Mahrattas came towards Hisim- 
ud-din and his companions and surrounded them. In the party were three 
horsemen, Hisdm-ud-din, Rastl Khan, and ’Abdullah Khan Warakzai, all 
the rest were on foot. These latter on seeing the enemy began to divest 
themselves of their clothes and threw them down, Ghairat Khan Bangash, 
however, drew his sword and ran at the enemy, and after some passes with 
his sword, was wounded and fell. Some of the enemy recognizing him, 
made him a prisoner. The same happened to Rasil Khan and ’Abdullah 
Khan. Hisim-ud-din with a few men remained standing on one side. 
Sarfaraz Khan Dilazik, a native of Dholptr-Shikarband, was holding 
Hisam-ud-din’s horse. He was a great friend and protector of Sayyads. 
Hisiam-ud-din said to him, ‘“ You see what has happened to the others, what 
shall we do?” He replied that, when he had taken service, he held it to be 
part of his duty to give his head for him he served ; now that the time had 
come, to shirk the blow would be a coward’s deed. Then calling to his three 
brothers who stood near, they all four, sword in hand, rushed upon the foe. 
After a fierce hand-to-hand struggle, they were overcome and slain. Then 
the enemy’s horsemen rode up and surrounded Hisim-ud-din. Standing at 
a little distance they cried out to him. “Take your hand from your bridle, 
“if you want to save your life.” He answered that with his horse went 
his life and his head, should he fall, the horse was theirs. On this they said 
