10 S. C. Hill —Account of late Maharaja NulJcissen Bahadur. [Ho. 1, 
Suwar, and Title of Moharajah and to bestow upon him a gold Medal 
with a Persian Inscription, as a Testimonial to all India of the regard 
which Lord Clive and tbe Hon’ble Company had for his faithful and 
honest services, and a Khelat of ten Parcha 1 with Precious Garland 
of Pearls, Cliowkurah, Jeggah, Sirpech, Murussa, &c.; and also Shield, 
Sword, Elephant, Horse, Jhalerdar Palky, Assa, Sotta, Bullum, Clioury, 
Morechul, Ghury, &c., and allowed him a Guard of Sepoys to watch 
his Gate and fixed to him a monthly salary of 2,000 Rupees, upon 
which Moharajah Nobocrishna Bahadoor thankfully represented to 
Lord Clive that through his Lordship’s benevolence he was not 
under the necessity of receiving from the Hon’ble Company such a 
large sum per mensem but that a monthly allowance of Rupees 200 
might be fixed hereditarily to preserve the character of his family; 
and his Lordship accordingly complied with his representation and 
kindly handed him to his conveyance on an Elephant and the Moharajah 
came home in a grand procession scattering Rupees all about him and 
received the sum of 200 Rupees every month from the General Treasury 
during his life-time, but it was stopped after his death. 
In the year 1767 Lord Clive gave the charge of Government to 
Mr. Varelst 3 and proceeded to England and Moharaja Hobocrishna 
Bahadoor continued in the capacity of political Dewan to the Hon’ble 
Company and discharged every part of his duties to the utmost satisfac¬ 
tion of Mr. Varelst. At that time the old mother of the Moharaja died 
and he performed _her Sraddha or obsequies at such an immense sum 
of money that no Sraddha of the kind has before or after been made 
by any person. On hearing this, the Members of the Council informed 
Mr. Varelst that Moharaja Hobocrishna having expended all his money 
in the celebration of his mother’s funeral rites, distributed in alms 
many Lacs of Rupees belonging to the Hon’ble Company’s Treasury in 
his charge. After the completion of the Sraddha when the Moharaja 
went to visit Mr. Varelst, he told him in jest saying : “ I am informed that 
you lost your sense and have expended the whole of your wealth as well 
as several Lacs of Rupees belonging to the Company’s Treasury in the 
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1 i.e., of ten pieces. The Khilat or dress of honour was compared of different 
pieces and the number of the latter was graduated in accordance with the honour 
intended to be bestowed. Chow Kurah, a four cornered cap. Jeggah, a feather on 
the Serypaith , which is a bund clasping the forehead. Murussa, a turban, .dssa, a 
straight silver staff. Sotta, a shorter silver rod with a bent handle. Bullum, an 
arrow. Chowry, a silver rod with a horse-tail attached. Morechul, a silver rod with 
peacock feathers. Ghury , a kind of plate which was supposed to break when poisoned 
food was placed upon it. These were manufactured at Ghore, near Candahar. 
s Mr. Harry Varelst was Governor, from January 29th, 1767, to December, 1769. 
