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3. Shamsher Kuan. In 1720-1 he was appointed ’amil of the par- 
ganahs of Budaon, Sahaswan and Mihrabad (see p. 283). At one time he 
had charge of the parganahs of Musenagar, Bilhor, Akbarpur, Shahpur and 
Kanauj, all, except the latter, now in the Cawnpur district. Abdul Mansiir 
Khan Safdar Jang on his way from Faizabad to Delhi crossed the Ganges 
at Nanamau ghat in parganah Bilhor. Shamsher Khan said that Safdar 
Jang’s advanced tents should not be pitched within his jurisdiction, unless 
compensation were paid for any damage caused to the crops. This order 
displeased Safdar Jang, and halting, he despatched a camel rider to Farruk- 
habad with a letter to this effect: Nawab namddr saldmat, Shamsher-i- 
Jehud rd dar miyan balcnn, wagarna ab na hhwahad mand. “ Kespected 
Nawab, greeting ! put up your sword (shamsher) in its scabbard, else it will 
lose its edge.” Muhammad Khan ordered Sahib Rae, his scribe, to write 
an answer to match. The Munshi wrote thus on the back of' the note, 
Nawab namddr salamat, in shamsher mardan dar mcCrkah-i-maidan be-lchun 
chashidah ba-miydn na midyad. “ Kespected Nawab, greeting ! this sword, 
till it has tasted blood in battle, never returns to its sheath.” Safdar Jang, on 
receipt of this reply, wished to attack Shamsher Khan at once. His cour¬ 
tiers dissuaded him, pleading the displeasure of the Emperor, adding that 
if he won, it would be said he had fought a slave, while if he lost, he would 
be dishonoured for ever. Accordingly he left the neighbourhood at once, 
and went on to Delhi. Shamsher Khan caused the rear guard to be plun¬ 
dered. It is said that the ill-feeling between the rulers of Lakhnau and 
Muhammad Khan’s family commenced from this trivial quarrel. On Sham¬ 
sher Khan’s seal were the words Nigahdar , ai Muhammad , db-i-shamsher. 
He played a principal part in the events following the death of Nawab Kaim 
Khan ; he was one of the five chelas arrested and sent to Delhi, where he 
was executed in 1750, as will be more particularly related hereafter. His 
sons were : 1, Hasan ’Ali Khan ; 2, Rahm ’Ali Khan ; 3, ’Umr ’Ali Khan ; 
4, Kazim ’Ali Khan ; 5, Rasul ’Ali Khan. There is a Shamsherganj, called 
after him, in parganah Bewar of the Mainpuri district. 
4. Mttkim Khan. This chela held Ujjain during the time Muhammad 
Khan was Subah of Malwa. He was one of the five sent in custody to 
Delhi by Safdar Jang and there executed. The motto of his seal was— 
Nuh falahcaz nam-i-Muhammad Muhim. He was with the Nawab from 
his early days, and the Bibi Sahiba observed no pardah to him. His sons 
were—1, ’Azim Khan, 2, Hasan ’Ali Khan. 
5. Ja’ear Khan. He was the Nawab’s Bakhshi. His house was 
near the Talcya of Muhammad Zaman Shah, a faqir brought by Nawab 
Ahmad Khan from Delhi; it was afterwards occupied by Nawab Himmat 
Bahadur. He was another of the five chelas executed at Delhi. There is a 
Bazarya Ja’far Khan in the city called after him. 
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