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The Mughul Invasions of Palamau. 
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handed over the government to Mankli Khan, who had been ap¬ 
pointed by his Majesty Faujdar of Palamau, and returned to Patna. 
Page 673.* On the 15th Sha’ban [5th April, 1661], his Majesty 
inspected two elephants from the plunder of Palamau. 
Page 973. On the removal of Mankli Khan, Palamau was placed 
under the immediate orders of Lashkar Khan, the new Q ubahdar of 
Bihar [pafar, 1077, or August, 1666.] 
Letter regarding the Mughul Invasions of Palamau , from L. It. 
Forbes, Esq., Extra Assist. Commissioner , Palamau. Communicated 
hg Col. E. T. Dalton, 0. S. I., Commissioner, Chtjtia Nagpur. 
The traditions of the Cheros regarding the Muhammadan inva¬ 
sion are, I think, very hazy indeed. They all know about Daud 
Khan and his doings, but few can go back further. I have got 
the following from the oldest inhabitant, the old Mowarof Monatu, 
who speaks, he tells me, from what he heard from his own father 
and grandfather and from the great grandfather of our minor. 
He says that it was in Shah Jahan’s time, about 1034 or 35 FaQli, 
that ’Abdullah Khan first made demands upon the Palamau 
Rajahs. He was engaged at the time in settling matters with 
Pratab Singh Ujjainiah, a Rajput chieftain who held considerable 
territory in Bhojpur. Pratab was a [Rajput who had come from 
Ujjain, a town, some say the capital, of Malwa, hence he was called 
Pratab Ujjainiah. ’Abdullah, though unable to come himself, sent 
Mu’azzam Khan, the [Rajah of Dumraon in Sahansram (Sasseram) 
forward as an advance guard, to clear the way and prepare a 
passage for ’Abdullah’s troops, Mu’azzam Khan on getting to 
the small stream which lies at the foot of the Bhabulthan Ghat 
(i. e., the Monatu Ghat) was met by Rajah Ghulam Husain, the 
Rohilah chief of the Kot’hi fort and a rebel, a fight ensued, and 
Mu’azzam was killed. The field, or piece of land, on which he fell 
is called the Mu’azzam Khani-k’het to this day. Mu’azzam Khan’s 
force then returned. 
# It should be p. 665. There is a mistake in the paging of the Bibl. Indica 
edition of the ’ Alamgirnaniah, page 664 is followed by p. 673, bat there is 
no lacuna. 
