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W. Irvine— The Bcingash JVawabs of FarruJchdbdd. 
appeared to have sprung up between Muhammad Khan and Nizam-ul- 
Mulk, whose acts were then most jealously watched by the clique in power. 
The subsequent rapid advance of the Mahrattas is Muhammad Khan’s best 
justification, and it is clear that with inferior means he did as much, if not 
more, than the Wazir and the Amir-ul-TJmra, backed by all the forces of 
the empire, were able to accomplish. 
Campaigns against the Mahrattas —1145-1149 TL. (1732—1736). 
In the 15th year (Sept. 1732 to Aug. 1733), shortly after Muham¬ 
mad Khan’s arrival at Akbarabad, he received a farman from the Emperor 
stating that the Mahrattas were reported to be between Sironj and Narwar, 
and engaged in plundering the zamindars of the Umait clan. Jamdat-ul- 
Mulk, Ttimad-ud-daula, Kamr-uddin Khan having been appointed to repel 
them, Muhammad Khan was directed to join him. Ttimad-ud-daula also 
wrote to the same effect. # 
With Kamr-ud-din Khan, Wazir-ul-Mamalik, came Zahir-ud-daula 
Mahamid Jang, his brother, and Khan Firuz Jang, son of Asaf Jah Nizam- 
ul-Mulk and son-in-law of the wazir. When they reached Akbarabad, 
Muhammad Khan went out to meet them and escort them. The next day 
the wazir came to the Nawab’s house and urged him to join in the cam¬ 
paign. Looking on it as a holy war for Islam, Muhammad Khan agreed. 
He then advanced with Kh.ln Firuz Jang and Mahamid Jang bevond 
Narwar to Lodab-Dangar, south of Kalaras. There he heard that the infi¬ 
dels had crossed the Narbada, but Rajah Jai Singh Sawae, unable to bar their 
way, had sent his baggage home to his own country, and had himself gone 
one march in that direction. The wazir, who had received a letter from. 
Rajah Jai Singh Sawae, wrote urgently to recall Muhammad Khan, on the 
plea that the rains were upon them and nothing more could be done. The 
Nawab in obedience to these orders retraced his steps, and rejoined the wazir 
at Shiupuri. 
They then marched to punish the son of Udaru, who had instigated 
the murder of Jan Nisar Khan, faujdar of Kora and brother-in-law to the 
wazir. On the 9th Muharram, 1146 H. (Ilth June, 1733), they drew 
near to Ghazipur.f The Rajah’s fort was bombarded from three hours after 
sunrise till far into the night. During that day the batteries were advanced 
to the ditch of the fort which surrounded the houses. Bhagwant in the dark¬ 
ness fled to the jungle, and took refuge in Suthar, a place of strength 
belonging to him. Muhammad Khan then encamped on the Jamna at the 
* His full titles are Wazir-ul-Mamalik, Jamdat-ul-Mulk, 'Itimad-ud-daula, Kamr- 
ud-din Khan, Chin, Nasrat Jang. 
f In the Fathpur district,'about 11 miles S. W. of Fathpur, and about 8 miles from 
tho left bank of the Jamna. 
