32 William Irvine —The Later Mu g h ats. [Extra No. 
Kashmiris who had been guilty of calling out abusive words when the 
Rajah passed them, and caused them to be paraded with ignominy seated 
upon asses. But the Kashmiri boys followed, and shouted that this 
w^as the fitting punishment of the faithless and evil-minded, (meaning, 
of Ajit Singh himself). The Rajah to escape these insults was in haste 
to quit Dehli. After receiving large gifts in cash and jewels, he obtain¬ 
ed an order for returning to his government of Gujarat (17th Jamadi 
II., 6th May, 1719). Within a few days, however, events occurred which 
hindered him from carrying out his intention. 1 2 
Section 4.—Nekusiyar Proclaimed at Agrah. 
During the weeks which followed the deposition of Farrukhsiyar, 
rumours of many sorts were prevalent. Suspicion chiefly rested on 
Rajah Jai Singh, Sawae, Rajah Chabelah Ram, governor of Allahabad, 
and Nawab Nizam-ul-mulk, the new governor of Malwah. A combi¬ 
nation of these three nobles was supposed to be imminent. As to the 
last of them, it may be doubted whether there was any sufficient ground 
for these assertions. The other two men were, however, notorious 
partizans of Farrukhsiyar, Chabelah Ram and his family owing their 
elevation entirely to that emperor and his father, ‘ Azim-usli-shan. In 
the case of those two nobles, there was undoubtedly some foundation for 
the popular belief. The centre of danger appeared to be Akbarabad, 
where Nekusiyar and other members of the imperial house were in 
prison. A pretender might be set up from among these princes; and 
against this possibility special precautions must be taken. Ghairat 
Khan, the Sayyads’ nephew, was hurried off to his new government, so 
that he might reach Agrah before Nizam-ul-mulk passed through it on 
his way to Malwah. A new commandant, Samandar Khan, was ap¬ 
pointed (16th Jamadi II, 1131 H., 5th May, 1719) to take charge of the 
fort at Agrah. Much treasure was still in the vaults of that strong¬ 
hold, and the new government was anxious to obtain control of this 
money themselves, and prevent its falling into anyone else’s hands. To 
take charge of these hoards Dawar Dad Khan accompanied Samandar 
Khan ; but in addition to this ostensible errand, everyone believed that 
he had been commissioned to blind Nekusiyar and the other princes. On 
the 1st Rajab 1131 H. (19th May, 1719) word was brought to Dihli that 
the new commandant had been refused admission by the Agrah garri¬ 
son, who had set up a rival emperor in the person of Prince Nekusiyar.* 
1 KliafI Khan, II, 823, Mhd. Qasim, Lahori, 263, 264, Kamwar IGxan, 202, Biwdnih » 
J£hizri , f. 
2 Kamwar Khan, 202, Shiu Das, 26 6. Khafi Khan, II, 827. 
