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W. Irvine —Guru Gobind Siggh and Bandah. 
[No 3, 
Rajab, lOtli September), Saifu-d din ‘All Kb an. Najmu-d-din ‘All Khan, 
and Siraju-d-din ‘All Khan, younger brothers of Sayyad ‘Abdullah 
Khan, Barha, came in from their home across the Jarauna. Khan 
Jahan (Sipahdar Khan) did not arrive till the 4th Ramzan, 1122 (26th 
October, 1710). Curaman, Jat, joined when the camp was nearer 
Dihlid 
After a halt to celebrate the Emperor’s birth-day, followed by 
several days’ delay from heavy rain, and a hunting excursion of a few 
days in the preserves of Jyunti, the army at length, on the 29th Sha‘ban 
1122 (22nd October, 1710), reached the town of Sonpat, some thirty 
miles beyond Dihll. Here, on the 4th Ramzan (26th October), a letter 
was received from Shamsu-d-din Khan, faujdar of the Jalandhar Duab, 
reporting that he had, on the 19th Sha‘ban, 1122 (12th October, 1710), 
gained a victory over the enemy. On the 8tli Ramzan (30th October 
1710), at the next stage, Sarae Kunwar, Rustam Dil Khan reported to 
His Majesty that four days before (26th October), Firuz Khan. Mewati, 
had fought the enemy between Indri and Karnal, and he now sent in 
three hundred heads. Flruz Khan was rewarded with the appointment 
of faujdar of Sirhind, and six robes of honour were sent for him and 
his companions. The next marches were to Sarae Sambhalka, Panl- 
pat, Kharonda, then near a brick bridge close to Karnal, next to Karnal 
itself, ‘Azimabad-Talaorl (alias ‘Alamgirpur), and then Thanesar, which 
was reached on the 22nd Ramzan, 1122 (13th November, 1710). At 
Karnal a further fight was heard of ; it had taken place at Thanesar 
and the Sikhs had been again defeated. Firuz Khan, after clearing 
Thanesar, had gone on to Shahabad, ten miles further to the north. 
Such Sikhs as had been made prisoners were strung up to the road-side 
trees, their long hair being twisted to perform the office of a rope. 1 2 
Before these successes were obtained, the road from Dihll had been 
barred for many months. Bayazld Khan, an Afghan of Qasur near 
Labor, and then faujdar of the Jammu hill country, was on his march 
up-country with a retinue of several thousand men. On reaching Panf- 
pat his further progress was stopped. But on the advance of Flruz 
Khan, he took the initiative and drove the Sikhs before him. He was 
also assisted by his nephew, Shamsu-d-din Khan, 3 faujdar of the 
Jalandhar Duab, already spoken of, who came now from Bajvara, in 
that jurisdiction, as far as Sirhind. Bayazld Khan, ‘Umr Khan, and 
1 Kamwar Khan, 72, 73, 75 ; Browne, 11; Khafi Khan, II, 668. 
2 Kamwar Khan, 75, 76; Qasim, 100 ; for Shamsu-d-din Khan see the next note. 
S SLamsher, Khweshgi, was made Shamsu-d-din Khan, and on joining the im¬ 
perial service was given the rank of 500, 150 horse. (Danishmand Khan, entry of 
24th Zu,l Hajj, 1119, 2nd year of Bahadur Shah.) 
