1878.] 
W. Irvine —The Bang ash JVawabs of Farrukhabad. 
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rukhsiyar (1713—1718) entered the service o£ Nawab Muhammad Khan as 
Munshi or Secretary. The period of his death is not known. His grand¬ 
son, Dalpat Bae, held the same office and played a prominent part in the time 
of Nawab Muzaifar Jang (1771—1796) and Nasir Jang (1798—1813). 
The next in order of time and perhaps of value, is a work by Sayyad 
Hisam-ud-din Shah Gwaliari. His grandfather, Abu’l Hasan, was sister’s 
son and son-in-law to the saint Muhammad Ghaus Gwaliari. Hisam- 
ud-din came to Farrukhabad in Muhammad Khan’s time (before 1743) and 
served as a yalcka or adventurer riding his own horse. He was present at 
the siege of Allahabad (Oct. 1750 to April 1751), the siege of Fathgarh 
(April-May 1751), and the campaign in Bohilkhand (Oct. 1751.—April 
1752). He became a Fakir and died in 1210 H. (July 1795—July 1796). 
His book is of little value till he comes to the battle of November 
1748, in which Kaim Khan lost his life. From that time till the death of 
Ahmad Khan in 1771 the narrative is full and interesting. The style is 
clear and graphic with little attempt at literary effect, and I think he fully 
deserves Mufti Wali-ullah’s praise of trustworthiness. The MS. was 
lent to me by Mir Fazl ’Ali from the Madrctsa library of Mufti Wali- 
ullah. It measures 7% in. x 5 in. and has 393 pages of 11 lines to the 
page. It is divided into the following headings—Muhammad Khan and 
Kaim Jang, pp. 4-54—Imam Khan succeeds, fine to Emperor paid, Imam 
Khan imprisoned, Bibi Sahiba escapes ; pp. 54-89—Ahmad Khan, death 
of Naval Bae, defeat of Wazir, siege of Allahabad, pp. 89-150—Bet urn 
of the Wazir, Ahmad Khan goes to Bohilkhand, pp. 150-226—Ahmad 
Khan retreats under the Hills and gets aid from the Bajah of Almora, pp. 
226-249—The Wazir with the Mahrattas arrives and besieges Ahmad 
Khan, pp. 249-264—Interview between Ahmad Khan and the Bajah, the 
Wazir makes peace and takes the Nawab’s son with him towards Lakhnau, 
pp. 264-313—Ahmad Khan and his chiefs, with the Bohelas, march from 
the entrenchment, Ahmad Khan comes to Farrukhabad, pp. 313-340—• 
Marriage of Muzaffar Jang, pp. 340-353—The Wazir brings the Emperor 
(Shah ’Alam) to attack Ahmad Khan, pp. 353-393. 
The next in order of date is Mufti Wali-ullah’s Tarikh-i-Farrukha¬ 
bad written about 1245 H. (July 1829—June 1830). Sayyad Wali-ullah, 
son of S. Ahmad ’Ali (who died 1187 H.=1773 A. D. aged 51), was born at 
Sandi, Sirkar Khairabad, on the 14tli Shawwal 1165 H. (26th August, 1752). 
The family had been settled for ten generations at Saudi, about twenty- 
six miles south-east of Farrukhabad, on the other side of the Ganges. 
Before that, ten generations had lived at Daipur, just east of Kanauj and 
close to the Ganges. The founder of the colony there is said to have come 
from Labor. 
When he was nine years of age, Wali-ullah came with his father to 
