274 W. Irvine —The Bangash Nawabs of FarruJchabad. [No. 4, 
'"'he contending Emperors at length met on the field of Samogar, nine 
miles east of Agra, in the parganah of Fathabad, # where the decisive battle 
was fought on the 14th Zi’lhajj, 1124, H. (1st January, 1713). Though 
there is no mention of him in the standard histories such as the “ Siyar-ul 
MutaJcharm ,”f there can be no doubt that Muhammad Khan bore himself 
bravely in the van under the immediate eye of Sayyad ’Abdullah 
Khan.J One of his lieutenants, Sher Muhammad Khan, lost his 
life. Jahandar Shah quitted the field near sunset, and after a time his chief 
supporter, Zulfikar Khan, also withdrew. Victory thus declared itself for 
Farrukhsiyar. 
On the 15th Zi'lhajj, the day after the battle, Chin Kilich Khan, ’Abd-us 
Samad Khan, and Muhammad Amin Khan were presented by Sayyad ’Abd¬ 
ullah Khan, and made their submission. ’Abdullah Khan, with Lutfullah 
Khan and other nobles, was sent on to prepare the way at Delhi. A week 
afterwards Farrukhsiyar set out for the capital. On the 14th Muharram 
1125 H. (30th January 1713), the new Emperor halted at Barahpul near 
the city. Honours and rewards were distributed. Among others, Muham¬ 
mad Khan was presented by the Sayyad brothers. He was invested with 
a dress of honour and received an elephant, a horse, a palki, a shield, a 
sword with jewelled hilt, a jewelled aigrette, a turban ornament (jiglia), 
a fish ensign, kettle-drums and standards, besides assignments of revenue. 
At the same time he was raised to the rank of a Commander of four thou¬ 
sand. From that day he was styled Nawab. 
The following parganahs, all in Bundelkhand, were assigned to Mu¬ 
hammad Khan for the support of his troops. 
1. Irichh.§ 3. Kalpi.^j" 
2. Bhander. || 4. Kunch. ## 
* Proc. B. A. S., for August, 1870, p. 252. 
f The author of the “ Siyar-ul Mutakharin” seems to have borne a grudge against 
Muhammad Khan, his name is omitted wherever possible, if he is named, it is only to 
depreciate him, nor is he ever accorded the simplest title, with which, as usual in 
native historians, men no more distinguished than he, are lavishly indulged. Grant 
Duff (p. 351) remarks on this author’s prejudice against Afghans. In one passage 
(Sul-M. Translation of 1789, Vol. Ill, p. 240,) he denounces them heartily as all had. 
+ See Muhammad Khan’s biography in the Tarikh-i-Muzaffari under the year 
1156 H. 
§ Gaz. N. W. P. I, 423. A town in Parg. Moth, Jhansi District, 42 m. N. of 
Jhansi, 
1| Gaz. N. W. P. I, 392. A parganah and town, formerly in the Datiya state 
but ceded to the Mahrattas in 1748. It is now in the district of Jhansi, and the town, 
on the Pahuj, is 24 m. from Jhansi. 
H Gaz. N. W. P. I, 474. A town and parganah in the Jalaun district. The 
town is on the right bank of the Jamna. 
** Gaz. N. W. P. I, 505. A town and parganah in the Jalaun district. The 
town is 42 m. from Ivalpi. Kunch was a mahal of Sirkar Irichh. 
