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2. ‘Abd-ullah Khan at DihlI. 
We now return to Dihli. The first news of Jahandar Shah’s defeat 
at Agrah was received at Dihll after midday on the 15th Zu-l-Hijjah 
(12th January, 1713). We have already described the subsequent 
arrival there of Zu-l-fiqar Khan and Jahandar Shah, and the measures 
adopted by Asad Khan. Sayyid ‘Abd-ullah IOian, who started from 
Agrah on the 17th arrived at Barapula near Dihli on the 25th Zu-l- 
Hijjali. The principal men of the city came out to pay their respects, 1 
and on the same day Zu-l-fiqar Khan, to whom Iklilas Khan had been 
sent, rode out to the camp. His interview with the new wazir lasted 
over an hour. The Sayyids never doubted for a moment that Asad 
Khan and his son, as soon as they presented themselves, would be admit¬ 
ted to favour and high office. Thus they thought it wisest for their own 
future benefit, to put the two men under an obligation by acting as their 
introducers. Sayyid ‘Abd-ullah Khan promised his predecessor that, 
if he would entrust himself to his and his brother’s care, they would 
arrange that he and his father should not only be presented to the new 
emperor, but that not a hair of their heads should be injured. 2 Visitors 
returning from the Nawab’s camp met at the Turkman gate of the city 3 
the retinue of Mahabat Khan, son of Mun‘im Khan, who had just been 
released from prison along with Jahandar Shah’s other prisoners. 
Aminu-d-din Khan, who was one of them, found his way to Mathura 
and was presented there to Farrukhsiyar on the 3rd Muharram (29th 
J anuary) . 4 
On the 26th Zfi-l-Hijjah, ‘Abd-ullah Khan entered the city and 
occupied the mansion known as Ja‘far Khan’s. 6 He busied himself in 
restoring order in the capital and the rest of the country. Khwaja 
Husain (Khan Dauran), Hifz-ullah Khan (son of Murtaza Khan). 
Murid Khan and other partisans of the late emperor were seized and 
Shahpur are on Sheet No. 60, Sultanpur, Fathpur (F. Biloc, Qabulpur, and 
Isma’Ilpnr on Sheet No. 49 of the Indian Atlas. 
t Among others Mirza Muhammad, the historian, with his brother and a cousin, 
was presented to the Nawab by Lutf-ullah Khan Sadiq. Barahpulah is 3£ miles south 
of the Dihli gate of the modern city (Carr Stephen, Plate 1 and p. 209). 
8 Yahya Khan, 12lb, calls the overtures made by Sayyid ‘Abd-ullah Khan to 
Asad Khan his “ deceit” (fareb). 
5 This gate is on the south side of the city, having the Dihli gate between it 
and the river. See Constable’s “ Hand Atlas,” Plate 47, and Carr Stephen, 244. 
4 Mirza Muhammad, 153, 157, Kamwar Khan, 129, Yar Muhammad, 26, Khafi 
Khan, II, 732, M.-ul-u., I, 317. 
6 It had belonged to Kokaltash Khan and was sometimes called ‘All Mardan 
Khan’s. A'zam Shah had owned it in ‘Alamgir’s reign—(B.M. 1690, fol. 162a). It 
was afterwards granted to ‘Abd-ullah Khan. 
