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W. Irvine— The Bang ash ITawdbs of Farrulchdbad. [No. 4, 
Ilhamullah was selected as having the best claims to succeed him and 
keep his force together. He was made a commander of 1500 horse. 
When Aurangzeh left the Dakhin for Hindustan, Ilhamullah accompanied 
him. After the successful campaign against Jaswant Singh was over 
(April 1658—Elphinstone 521), he was made a Sih Hazari, three thousand 
horse, and at the same time his father’s title of Rashid Khan was conferred 
upon him. After the first campaign against Dara Shikoh, (June 1658), 
he received a grant of twenty thousand rupees. When Sultan Shuja’ had 
been defeated in January 1659, he was sent under Ma’zum Khan, comman¬ 
der-in-chief, and Prince Muhammad Sultan to the province of Bengal. In 
the 4th year (25th Jan. 1661—14th Jan. 1662), he took part in the cam¬ 
paign in Koch Bihar and Assam. In the 5th year (15th Jan. 1662—4th 
Jan. 1663), he was made faujdar of Sarkar Kamrup.* For a short time 
he was Subahdar of Orissa. In the 19th year (13th Aug. 1675—1st Aug. 
1676), he was removed from Orissa and re-posted to the Dakhin. He acted 
as faujdar of Nander for a time. In the 28th year (1684-5) he received a 
khilat. f He was alive in 1097 H. (1686) in ’Alamgir’s 29th year and still 
jagirdar of parganah Shamshabad, as is shown by the inscription from Sarae 
Aghat in parganah ’Azimnagar, formerly called Tappah ’Azimnagar, a 
modern off-shoot from Shamshabad. J 
Hadi Dad Khan, brother of Rashid Khan, was in the beginning of 
Sliahjahan’s reign a commander of seven hundred. In the 11th year 
(18th Oct. 1637—7th Oct. 1638), he was made a Hazari. In the 22nd 
year (20th June 1648—9th June 1649), he was appointed to the Subah of 
Talingana in succession to his deceased brother Rashid Khan, with a rise 
in rank. In the 24th year (29th May 1651—18th May 1652). he was 
given the title of Khan to he affixed to his own name with the rank of 
2,500. He died in the 30th year (24th March 1656—13th March 1657). 
He left a number of sons, many of whom attained to mansahs. 
Another distinguished member of the family was Shekh Nurullah, son 
of Kadirdad Khan, son of Muhammad Zaman, son-in-law of Alidad, the 
nephew of Allahdad Rashid Khan. In the time of Alamgir he was a com¬ 
mander of 400, and had charge of one of the forts in the Dakhin. During 
the reign of Bahadur Shah (1707—1712) he was made a Hazari with his 
father’s title of Kadirdad Khan. He was appointed faujdar of Jamand (?) 
in the Subah of Khandesh. In Farrukhsiyar’s reign (L713—1719) he joined 
Asaf Jah Nizam-ul-Mulk, who had been appointed Subahdar of the Dak¬ 
hin. Nurullah was closely related to Asaf Jab’s mother. He fought 
bravely in the campaign against Sayyad Dilawar ’Ali Khan and ’Alam ’Ali 
* Namrup in the MS. of Maasir-ul-Umra and Tazkira-ul-TJmra. 
f Ma’asir-i-’Alamgiri, p. 249. 
X Gaz. N. W. P. IY. 197, and Proc. B. A. S., for 1874, p. 104. 
