112 W. Irvine—TZhe Bangash Nawibs of Farrukhdébad. [No. 2, 
Rajah, seated on a gilt throne and clad in jewelled raiment, descended from 
the hills. Nawab Ahmad Khan went out to meet him, and when they came 
close, they both saluted at the same moment. The Nawab brought the 
Rajah to his own quarters and seated him on a separate masnad. Presents 
were then brought of all the choice products of Hindustdn, including an 
elephant. Of all the things placed before him, the Rajah selected two 
vimal and refused the rest. Sayyad Ahmad knew the Rajah’s dialect, 
and whatever the Rajah said was explained by him to Nawab Ahmad 
Khan. After a short interval, the Rajah rose and taking his leave of the 
Nawab went to his own camp. Next day the Nawab returned the Rajah’s 
visit. The Rajah came out in state to greet him, and they proceeded in the 
most friendly manner, hand in hand, into the Rajah’s tent, where the 
Nawab was conducted to his seat on a costly masnad. He was then 
presented with hill products, such as hawks and falcons, and other birds 
used in falconry, bags of musk, ehawr (?) and gold ingots, called in Hindi 
suna-sungad,* which have a perfume like essence of roses. There were 
also several hill ponies (Zungan) of various colours, the like of which would 
not often be found. The Rajah also gave several kinds of jewels, rare and 
of great price. At first the Nawab refused those gifts. The Rajah, seeing 
that his present was not accepted, said to Sayyad Ahmad in his own tongue 
that he knew the things were not of sufficient value, but he hoped that to 
give him pleasure the Nawab would accept them. Then the Nawab, to 
please him, accepted all the things. The day after this, the Rajah took 
his leave and returned to his home in the hills. 
Negotiations through ’Ali Kuli Khan. 
Meanwhile the difficulties of his undertaking were troubling the 
Wazir day and night. About this time, ’Ali Kuli Khan, the six-fingered, 
the ’Abasi, a descendant of the kings of Wilayat, reached camp with the 
imperial letter, under the Emperor’s own signature, directing that peace 
should be made with Ahmad Khan. The shukka was handed to the Wazir, 
and the messenger delivered the Emperor’s verbal message, with reference 
to the approach of Ahmad Shdh Durrani. The Wazir represented to ’Ali 
Kuli Khan that, if the first proposals for peace proceeded from him, his 
reputation would be gone for ever. He asked advice as to how negotiations 
should be begun. ’Ali Kuli Khan replied that he and Ahmad Khan 
Ghalib Jang, were old friends and acquaintances, that if the Wazir 
* Perhaps the same as referred to in the following passage, “In Garhwél there 
‘ig a vein of iron pyrites, which the people call ‘ sone-kd-pathar,’ or gold stone, and 
‘<sell them to the pilgrims to Badrinath at high rates.”” Economic Mineralogy of Hill 
districts of N. W. P. by E. T. Atkinson, Allahabad, 1877, p. 30. 
