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most of whose men were dispersed in the subah for the purpose of 
bringing in revenue, wished to abandon the house. He was, however, 
dissuaded by his officers, Sanjar Khan and Shamsher Khan, Wala- 
shahls. He therefore maintained his position, recalled his horsemen, 
and proceeded to enlist more troops. The facts were reported to the 
Wazir at Dihll. 1 2 
As soon as a camel-rider had brought the news to Dihll, Rajah 
Bhim Singh, Hada, and Curaman Jat, 3 the latter of whom had been 
for some time a sort of prisoner at large, were hurried off to' reinforce 
the Nazim. With them went Haidar Qull Khan, ‘Iwaz Khan and 
Asad ‘All Khan. The sons of Safi Khan and his brother, Islam Khan, 
were arrested and sent to prison, their jagirs being also confiscated. 
The Savyad brothers held a consultation, and it was decided that one or 
the other must proceed to Agrah at the head of an army. The duty 
was undertaken by Husain ‘All Khan. On the 7th Rajah 1131 H. (25th 
May, 1719) he marched to Barahpulah, south of the city, and there 
began to collect his men and make other preparations. A letter was 
written to Grhairat Khan assuring him of the speedy arrival of the 
Amir-fil-umara. s 
Section 5.—Events at Agrah. 
Nekusiyar’s partisans, instead of coming out and taking advantage 
of Grhairat Khan’s weakness, clung to the shelter of the fort walls. 
They lost in this way their only chance of striking a vigorous blow for 
their new master. In two or three days Grhairat Khan had recovered 
from his surprize, and his troops began to pour in to his succour. He 
was soon at the head of four or five thousand men, and able to take the 
offensive. His right-hand man at this difficult moment was Haidar 
Qull Khan. 4 This officer having fallen into disgrace for his oppressive 
1 There is a copy of the report in Shiu Das, 28a; see also id. 27a and KhafI 
Khan, II, 828. 
2 According to Kam Raj, ‘ Ibratndrnah , 68a, Curaman now received a gift of the 
country twenty days’ journey in length and breadth, extending from the Barah¬ 
pulah bridge outside Dihll to the borders of Gwaliyar. This means that he was 
appointed to be rdhddr or road-guardian of this extent of country. 
3 There is a copy of the letter in Shiu Das, fol. 28 b. 
4 In 1126 H. (1714-15) Haidar Quli ghan, IsfarainI, was made dzwdn of the 
Dakhin, and all appointments and removals were left to him. Nizam-ul-mulk, then 
ndzim, did riot get on with him, Burhdn, 165 a, KhafI Khan, II, 740. He reached 
court on return from the Dakhin on the 6th Zu,l Qa'dah 1127H. (2nd November, 
1715), Kamwar Khan, 158. He was appointed to Bandar Surat on the 3rd Mu^ar- 
ram 1128H (28th December, 1715), id., 161, and made faujddr of Sorath, 21st Sha c - 
ban 1128 H. (9th August, 1716), id., 166; he was sent for to court on the 22nd 
Rajab 1130H. (20th June 1718) id., 179. 
