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W. Irvine —The Ban gash Naivdbs of Farrukhabad. 
[No. 4, 
is the faint silver streak of the Ganges. Turning half round to the right 
we see the city, looking like a vast wood of deep-shaded Nim trees, from 
which there peeps here and there a corner of the double-storied mansion of 
some Sahib-zada or wealthy banker. Turning back again and looking 
westwards, we find before us the domed tombs of the former rulers, of 
Ahmad Khan in the Bihisht Bagh within the walls, of Muhammad Khan 
and Kaim Khan further on beyond the Mau gate. 
In 1126 H. (Jan. 6th 1714—Dec 27th 1714,) the foundations were laid 
under the auspices of Neknam Khan, chela. The date is denoted by the 
words “ Allah Ghani” which were commonly used in the family at the 
head of documents. All the buildings at Farrukhabad or Muhamdabad were 
built after the plans and under the care of Adam, mason, whose name used 
to be seen on the inscription of one of the fort gateways now destroyed. 
We learn from a scolding letter to Yakub Khan, about the dilatoriness and 
dishonesty of one Muhammad Danish, that the rates of wages were then, 
labourers two falus or pyce a day, skilled bricklayers, five falus a day, and 
those imperfectly skilled four falus. The wages were to be paid direct to 
the men every night. 
The Bamtelas did not resign their ancient possessions without a strug¬ 
gle. The work of building the city wall went on by day, but the Bamte¬ 
las, who lived all round, came in force every night and knocked the wall 
down again. They also destroyed some of the buildings in the fort. To 
get rid of the annoyance caused by these turbulent Thakurs, Muhammad 
Khan called in the imperial troops who were stationed at intervals round 
the city. The Bamtelas were ejected from the nearer villages, and any vil¬ 
lagers aiding them were severely punished. The imperial forces remained 
till the city was well established, when their places were taken by the Na- 
wab’s own men. 
Aid was also obtained from friendly Rajahs. They relate that Rajah 
Tilak Singh Gaur of Siroli, Parganah Shamshabad East, ten or eleven miles 
south-west of Farrukhabad, unable from old age to come himself, sent his 
son Akbar Sah (afterwards a chela under the name of Purdil Khan), aged 
fifteen or sixteen, at the head of seven hundred Rajputs of his own clan. 
They were posted just outside the Mau Darwaza where the Bamtelas usual¬ 
ly passed. They had been there a week or ten days when the Bamtelas as 
usual came to damage the wall. This time they went round to the Kutb 
gate, on the north face of the city, and effected an entrance. Akbar Sah 
Gaur drew out his men, and there was a good deal of fighting. On the one 
side three hundred and on the other five hundred men were killed. Lai Sah, 
the head of all the Bamtelas, was wounded and made prisoner. 
In spite of these interruptions Neknam Khan, chela, had laid out the 
fort, to which he made three gates opening to the north. He also dug a 
