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was therefore invested with tlie usual dress of honour and despatched on 
this day (14th January, 1713), upon that service. With him went Cin 
Qilic Khan, Muhammad Amin Khan, Cin, Hamid Khan, Jan Nisar 
Khan. Khwajam Quli Khan, Lutf-ullah Khan, Sadiq, Turktaz Khan, and 
others. His orders were to attach all the property of the men belong¬ 
ing to the other side. An imperial rescript was also sent to Asad Khan 
by the hand of Ikhlas Khan. It was then Farrukhsiyar’s intention to 
follow as speedily as possible with the rest of his troops. 1 
On the 18th (15fch January, 1713), another visit was paid to Husain 
‘Ali Khan. The 19th was passed at the Taj, where the tombs of 
Shahjahan and his queen, Mumtaz-i-Mahal, were visited. The Govern¬ 
ment of Akbarabad was confirmed to Sayyid Amir Khan, Thathawi, or 
Sindhi, (grandson of Qasim Khan, Namakin). 2 The jizyah, or poll-tax, 
was abolished after it had been levied for thirty-four years. On 
the 20th submissive letters were received from Asad Khan at Dihli, 
reporting the imprisonment of Jahandar Shah and the restraint 
placed on Zu-l-fiqar Khan. As Farrukhsiyar could not trust Asad Khan, 
it was decided to await full reports from £ Abd-ullah Khan before any 
further action was taken. On the 22nd the emperor attended the 
public prayers at the Great Mosque near the Caulc, or market-place, in 
the city of Agrah, gold and silver coins being scattered on the way. 
The next day ‘Abd-ullah Khan sent the good news from Dihli that 
Jahandar Shah had been made a prisoner and Zu-l-fiqar Khan dissuaded 
from continuing his resistance. As there was no longer the same press¬ 
ing necessity for haste, re-assuring letters were sent to Asad Khan, and 
a leisurely advance to Dihli was ordered by the usual stages. 3 
On the 25th (22nd January, 1713), a start was made for Dihli, the 
first camp being near Sikandrah. The other marches were, 27th, Sarae 
Godrayah, 1st Muharram, Iradatnagar, 3rd, a place near Sarae ‘Azim- 
abad, between Mathura (Islamabad) and Bindraban, 5th, Siyai, 6th 
Shergarh, 8th, Shahpur, 9th, Sultanpur, 11th, near Fathpur, 12th, near 
Qabulpur, 13th, Ismahlpur, 15th (10th February, 1713), a grove in 
Khizrabad, five miles south of Dihli city. 4 
1 Mirza Muhammad, 150, 151, Kamwar Khan, 127, Ijad, 104 b, Khafi Khan II 
727. ’ ’ 
2 For this man, see Blochmann, Ain, 470, and Ma’asiru-l-umdra, 111,74. The 
rock-salt plates and bottles from which he got his nickname are described in Anand 
Ram’s Mirdtu-l-istilah. For Amir Khan himself, see M-ul-U, I, 303. 
3 For abolition of Jizyah , see B. M. No. 1690, fol. 163. 
4 Kamwar Khan, 127, 128, Ijad, 105 a. Khafi Khan, II, 728 and Ma’asir, I, 318 r 
say the army arrived on the 14th Muharram at Barahpnlah, which is If miles 
nearer the city (Carr Stephen, plate 1). SarSe Godrayah, Iridatnagar and Shergarh, 
I have not traced. Mathura and Bindraban are well known. Siyai (Seyee) and 
