146 W. Lrvine—TZhe Bangash Nawdbs of Farrukhabad. [No. 2, 
and after some indifferent conversation, mentioned her errand. The Nawab 
made no reply. After a moment’s pause, the woman said, “O Khudaban- 
“dah Khan! why do you not answer and accept at once P” Nawab Khuda- _- 
bandah Khan said, that Nir-un-nissa had been already adopted by the holy 
man, Asad ’Ali Shah,* so that he was helpless. It rested with that saint 
to agree or not, and if he agreed there would be no objection. The Khd- 
num replied, that the Nawab must go and tell the Sayyad, when there was 
no doubt he would consent. Khuddbandah Khan said he would go that 
evening. When he went, the Sayyad asked what he wished, but he said 
it was for the Sayyad to decide. The Sayyad thought that to accept was 
desirable, to make any objection would do harm, he should therefore con- 
sent gladly. The Nawab returned and told the woman Kabila that he 
agreed to the proposal. 
On receiving her report, Nawab Ahmad Khan proceeded to the Bibi 
Sahiba, the widow of Muhammad Khan, whom he told of what he intended 
to do, and he asked her, should she approve, to go the next day to Khuda- 
bandah Khan’s house to carry out the custom of chardwah.+ She express- 
ed her consent, and the next day went with great pomp to Khudabandah 
Khan’s house and carried out the usual ceremonies. Next day the ladies 
from the other side came with the mawsha and carried out the usual cere- 
monies. 
After this Nawab Ahmad Khan sent for Nawdb Khudaébandah Khan. 
The Nawab received him with especial kindness and embraced him. A 
friendly conversation began. Then Bakhshi Fakhr-ud-daula was sent for, 
and ordered to make out a grant of the town of Sakrawah (or Sakraya)f 
in the name of his beloved brother Khuddbandah Khan. The secretary was 
to write it out at once, and, after obtaining the signatures of all the clerks 
in the office, it was to be brought to the presence. When the grant was 
brought, the Nawab presented it to Khuddbandah Khan and said it was 
in addition to all his former jdgirs. Khuddbandah Khan then took his 
leave. 
Preparations began for the wedding. The Bakhshi and Mihrbén Khan 
were ordered to send food of every description to all the Muhammadans, from 
the first day till the day of the wedding. To the Hindus sweetmeats and 
almond confection were sent. The khansémdn and Namdar Khan were 
directed to pitch tents within the fort for the Delhi nobles, so that each 
* A Sayyad, son of Sharf-ud-din Husain Bukhari; he came to Farrukhdbad in 
Muhammad Kh4n’s time (1713-1748) ; he fought on Kéim Khan’s side and was wound- 
ed, He died on the 7th Safar 1184 H. (2nd June, 1770). 
+ Presents to the bride at betrothal.— Qanoon-e-Islam, p. 62. 
} A parganah in Tahsil Tirwah in the south-east of the district, 
