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cate to the Emperor’s use all the moveable property. If any difficulty was 
made, the Nawab would march in person. It is suggested that the three 
sons had, before Ma’zum Khan’s arrival, accepted investiture at the hand 
of a messenger sent direct by the Wazir. However that may he, Ma’zum 
Khan’s mission failed, and next day he set out for Farrukhabad. 
When Ma’zum Khan reported his want of success, Mahmud Khan 
declared that by the return of the Jchilats , a disgrace had been inflicted, 
which could only be wiped out by an immediate march upon Anwalah. For 
many days the matter was discussed with Shuja’t Khan Ghilzai and the 
chelas. Shuja’t Khan still wished to avoid hostilities. But Mahmud 
Khan, thirsting for territory and plunder, charged Shuja’t Khan with act¬ 
ing the go-between in favour of the other side ; alluding to the fact that 
he and ’Ali Muhammad Khan had exchanged turbans.* Stung by this in¬ 
sult, Shuja’t Khan exclaimed, “ In the name of God the Great, the Com- 
“ passionate, bring out the flag and I shall be the first in the fray.” That 
day the coffers of the treasure were unsealed, the flag set up, and the artil¬ 
lery brought out. 
Meanwhile orders had been issued offering service to noted leaders of 
mercenaries and to neighbouring zamindars, such as Rajah Kusal Singh of 
Ruru,f Rajah Hindu Singh of Chachendi, £ and the Rajah of Shiu- 
* The “ Gulistan-i-Rahmat 4 ’ tells us that after ’Ali Muhammad Khan was cap¬ 
tured and taken to Delhi, Hafiz Rahmat Khan and his relations for six months sought 
a shelter with Shuja’t Khan Ghilzai at Kadirganj. 
f Ruru, in parganah Bidhuna, lies some thirty miles east of the town of Etawah 
(Gaz. IV. 469). It was the chief place of a taluka belonging to a family of Sengar 
Thakurs, whose head has always borne the title of Rajah (id. IV. 299). The story goes 
that when Kusal Singh reached home, his mother asked him for news of the battle-field, 
and out of affection, began to shampoo him. When he told her that “ Bhai Kaim 
(brother Kaim) was slain,” she exclaimed that he was no son of hers, and could never 
have been in the fight. When the Rajah had bathed, he went to the cooking-place to 
eat his food. Then the Rani called to the slave girl Ai cheri , habardar rasoi men 
lohd na jdn paive , Rajah lohd se bahut darat hai. The story concludes dramatically 
by saying the Rajah then and there committed suicide, by swallowing the diamond out 
of his ring. But the sober truth seems to be that he lived for many years, and died 
about 1786 A. D. (Gaz. IV. 299). 
J Chachendi (or Sachendi) lies in parganah Jajmau of the Cawnpur district, four¬ 
teen miles south-west of Cawnpur, on the Kalpi road. From a manuscript kindly 
lent me by Mr. F. N. Wright, C. S. (through the good offices of Mr. Atkinson, C. S.) 
I learn that Hindu Singh, son of Har Singh Deo, son of Kharakjit Deo, was a Chan- 
del Thakur of Bihari on the banks of the Ganges. After a quarrel with Rajah Indar- 
jit of Shiurajpur, he left his home, and took service with the Rao of Sapihi in parganah 
Jajmau, a minor branch of the Shiurajpur house. After a time Hindu Singh set up on 
his own account, raised an army, built forts at Bihnor and Chachendi, and having ac¬ 
quired a large territory took the title of Rajah. He was contemporary with Rajahs 
Mandhata and Hindiipat of Shiurajpur. 
