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Agra of three Jcos , accompanied by ’Abdullah Khan. He wished to halt till 
the 15th, the anniversary of his accession. Husain Ali Khan, however, urged 
an advance, and on the 14th (8th Sept. 1720) the army marched to a little 
beyond Fathpur Sikri. After four or five days they moved on southwards. 
’Abdullah Khan remained behind, and on the 19th Zi’l Ka’d (13th Sept. 
1720), he started for Delhi. 
Then follows in the “ Siyar-ul Mutakharin” a statement, damaging to 
Nawab Muhammad Khan’s reputation, which I quote. “ On the road to 
“ Delhi* * * § Muhammad Khan, Bangash, came to visit ’Abdullah Khan and 
“ expressed his desire to march and join Husain ’Ali Khan in his campaign 
“ of the Dakhin, were he not prevented by want of means. He received 
“ fifty thousand rupees, in addition to the several lakhs of rupees which 
“ Husain ’Ali Khan had paid him to induce him to start. Then, with a lie 
“ which looked like truth, he said he was going to the Emperor’s camp. 
“ He took his leave, and ’Abdullah Khan resumed his march to Delhi.” 
On the 6th Zi’l Hajj, 1132 H. (30th Sept. 1720) when about thirty- 
five Jcos beyond Fathpur Sikri, Husain ’Ali Khan was assassinated with the 
Emperor’s knowledge and consent. A return to Agra then commenced. 
As soon as he received word of his brother’s death, ’Abdullah Khan raised 
to the throne Sultan Ibrahim, son of Raf’-ul Kadr, son of Bahadur Shah.f 
This was on the 11th Zi’l Hajj, 1132 (5th Oct., 1720). A few days were 
spent in collecting such an army as could be got together in the time. On 
the 17th Zi’l Hajj, 1132 H. (11th Oct., 1720) ’Abdullah Khan started from 
Delhi. 
On the 9th Muharram 1133 H. (30th Oct., 1720) Muhammad Shah’s 
camp left Shahpur. It was here that Muhammad Khan, after a good deal 
of wavering and consultation with his friends, such as Shuj’at Khan Ghilzai 
and others, threw in his lot with the Emperor and joined him with three 
thousand men.| It is said that ’Abdullah Khan had written to him 
reminding him of the many favours he had received, and requesting aid at 
this crisis* If they gained the day, he would make Muhammad Khan first 
in the whole kingdom. But a farman from Muhammad Shah, another 
from his mother, Kudsia Begam, and letters from the nobles, arrived about 
the same time. Self-interest and perhaps some faint respect for the reign¬ 
ing house, appear to have carried the day. 
When Kutb-ul Mulk ’Abdullah Khan reached Hasanpur§ three Jcos 
from the Emperor’s camp, he halted. On the 12th Muharram, 1133 FI. (2nd 
* S-ul-M. 433. 
f S-ul-M. 437 and 438. 
t S-ul-M. 439. 
§ Hasanpur lies, I believe,'close to the town of 01, in Parganah Farah'of tlie Agra 
District, some twenty-four miles north-west of Agra. 
