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The Later Mughals (1707-1803 ).—By William Irvine, Bengal Civil 
' Service . (Retired). - , ; 
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In continuation of the articles in Part I of the Journal, for 1896, 
Vol. LXV, pp. 136-212, and 1898, Vol. LXVII, pp. 141-66. . , , 
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Table of Contents. 
. Chapter IV.— Farrukhsiyar (continued). . » 
Section 12. The state of parties at Court. f - f v 
,, 13. Severities inflicted at the instigation of Mir Jumlah 
' ' (March 1713—April 1714). ' { r \- 
,, 14. ' First quarrel with the Sayyads (April 1713).° 
„ 15. Campaign against, Rajah Ajib Singh, Rahtor (Nov. 
1713—July 1714). ; , 
,, 16. Renewal of quarrel with the Sayyads (September- 
December 1714). > ; ^ - . 5 
„ 17. Fairukhsiyar’s marriage to Ajlt Singh’s daughter 
(May-December 1715). - , i 
„ 18. Fight between the retainers of Muhammad Amin 
Khan and Khan Dauran (April 21st, 1716). 
Section 12. The State op Parties at Court. 
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The names, Mughal, Turani, and Irani, appear so frequently in our 
narrative, and so much turns upon the relation to each other of the 
various groups into which the army and officials were divided, that a 
few words of explanation will be necessary for a clear understanding 
of what follows. Ever since the Mahomedan cohquest of India, adven¬ 
turers from the countries to the west and north-west flocked into it as to 
a Promised Land, a land flowing with milk and honey. The establish - 
ment of a dynasty, of which the founder, Babar, was a native of Trans- 
Oxiana, gave a further stimulus to this exodus into India, where 
fighting men from the fatherland of the imperial house were always 
welcome. They formed the backbone of the army of occupation. Their 
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