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succession then commenced between his sons. The victory remained with 
Mu’izz-ud-din, who ascended the throne in June, 1712, under the title of 
Jahandar Shah. 
One of his brothers, ’Azim-us-shan, disputed the throne with Jahandar 
Shah, but receiving a defeat retreated and was drowned in the river Bavi. 
’Azim-us-shan had, however, on his departure from his government of Bengal, 
left at Rajmahal a son named Mirza Jalal-ud-din Farrukhsiyar. This son 
determined to avenge his father. First he succeeded in persuading Husain 
’Ali Khan, Subahdar of Bihar, to espouse his cause. They were afterwards 
joined by ’Abdullah Khan, the elder brother of Husain ’Ali Khan, who 
held the Subah of Allahabad. 
Husain ’Ali Khan and Farrukhsiyar had not yet reached Allahabad 
on their march from Patna ’Azimabad, when Sayyad ’Abd-ul Ghaffar Khan 
Gardezi, sent by Jahandar Shah at the head often to twelve thousand men, 
attacked ’Abdullah Khan at Allahabad. ’Abdullah Khan withdrew to the 
fort and sent one of his younger brothers to meet the enemy in the field. 
On cries arising that ’Abd-ul Ghaffar Khan was dead, his troops turned 
and fled. 
On hearing of this defeat, Jahandar Shah sent off his son, ’Azz-ud-din, 
with fifty thousand men under Khwaja Ahsan Khan. ’Azz-ud-din had 
marched from Agra and had reached Khajwah,* when 'hearing that Husain 
’Ali Khan and Farrukhsiyar had joined ’Abdullah Khan, he halted and began 
to entrench himself. Farrukhsiyar advanced on him with ’Abdullah Khan in 
the vanguard, batteries were prepared, and an artillery fight went on from 
sunset till the third watch of the night. Losing heart, the prince ’Azz- 
ud-din and his Commander-in-Chief fled a little before day-break ; and 
finding they were deserted by their leaders, the army dispersed. The camp 
and its contents fell into the hands of Farrukhsiyar. 
From Khajwah letters were sent in all directions, calling for aid from 
all noted chiefs and partizan leaders ; among others a royal “ Shukka” and 
a letter from the Sayyad brothers were sent to Muhammad Khan, who was 
then in Gohad territory with a force of eight or nine thousand men. Sahib 
Bae Kayath, who had been his secretary from 1105 H (Aug. 1693—Aug. 
1694) t was sent to find out which side was most likely to succeed. On re¬ 
ceiving his report, Muhammad Khan marched and joined Farrukhsiyar at 
Khajwah with twelve thousand men. J 
* In the Fathpur district, on the Grand Trunk Road, some twenty-one miles north¬ 
west of Fathpur. 
f This date seems impossible, it is, however, that given in the <{ Lauh.” 
J The “ Life of Hafiz Rahmat Ivhan” (p. 32) says he had only twenty-five men. 
This is not consistent with the rewards conferred on him for his services and the 
number in the text is more likely to he correct, seeing that Muhammad Khan had been 
leading a predatory life with success for over twenty years. 
