1878.] W. Irvine— The Bang ash Nawahs of FarruJchabdd. 3G1 
ticed for his bravery in capturing a fort. In the 10th year (28th Oct. 1636 
—17th Oct. 1637), he was appointed Nazim of Burhanpur and raised to be 
a Chahar Hazari. In the 11th year (18th Oct. 1637—7th Oct. 1638), he 
was made Faujdar of Sarkar Bijagarh in addition to Burhanpur. In the 
18th year (2nd Aug. 1644—22nd July 1645), he was put in charge of the 
Subahs of Talingana. In the 22nd year (20th June 1618—9th June 1649) 
he died in that country at Nander. # He was buried at Mau, a town which 
he had founded near Shamshabad.f 
The governors of the Dakliin never undertook any important enterprise 
without consulting him. He had a large number of well-armed fighting 
men in his service, who were very faithful to him and looked on him as 
their spiritual guide. Mababat Khan once wrote to the Emperor that Ra¬ 
shid Khan, having such a powerful following, ought to be recalled from 
the Dakhin. He and Khan Zaman were friends and of one mind ; they 
ought not, therefore, to be left on the frontier, for if they rebelled it would 
be difficult to reduce them. 
Rashid Khan so governed his Subah of Burhanpur that high-way rob¬ 
bery and thefts ceased, the bad characters thinking themselves lucky to 
escape with their lives. The Tdgah of Burhanpur, till then very small, 
was enlarged by him. He was learned in history, secretly bigotted in reli¬ 
gion ; he wrote much poetry which has been approved by good judges. His 
expenditure on his harem was larger than that of any Amir of his time. In 
most of his habits and in his way of wielding his sword he followed the 
customs of Iran. 
Two sons of Rashid Khan are named in history, (1) Asadullah, (2) 
Ilhamullah (Rashid Khan). Asadullah, the eldest son, on the death of his 
father in Shahjahan’s 22nd year (20th June 1648—9th June 1649), was 
made a Hazari. In the 24th year (29th May 1651—18th May 1652), he 
was appointed Thanadar of Chandaur in the Dakhin Subah, and in the 27th 
year (25th April 1653—14th April 1654), faujdar of Dabdauri (?) in Sar¬ 
kar Saukhar (?). In the 28th year (15th April 1654—4th April 1655), 
he became Faujdar of Ilichpur with a mcmsab of 1500 j in this year he 
died. 
Ilhamullah, the second son, on the death of his father in Shahjahan’s 
22nd year, had also been raised in rank. On the death of Asadullah in 
the 28th year (15th April 1654—4th April 1655), he was appointed Tha¬ 
nadar of Chandaur in succession to his brother. In the 30th year (24th 
March 1656—13th March 1657), on the death of his uncle Hadidad Khan, 
* A town on the north or left hank of the Godaveri, 145 miles N. of Haidarabad. 
Thornton, 682. 
f In the “ Ma’asir-ul-Umra” Shamsdbad is quite distinct, and so is Mau, but I 
cannot read the word which follows. 
