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enquiry and recovery of those who are still alive. despatched some of them .'. . to They have occasionally been altered." - Seton. | Nagar with letters to the Jam Saheb Jasaji Karr, Selections, Vol. ii., p. 311f.
declaring that he would confer a great obligation 1795. -"A few days ago a Havildar formerly
upon the Nawab by sending back the Divan attached to the 15th Bombay Battalion arrived
Raghunathjf. Accordingly the latter, although from the Mahratta country, having escaped from
aware of his master's fickle temper and of the Tippoo's dominions, where he had been detained
envy of Wania Karsandås, of Nagar Kahandas,
Azam Beg Chela and others, he took into a prisoner 13 years, and compelled to serve in one of his Chela Corps. The only intelligence
account that sincere excuses had been made and that he brings is, that Tippoo is diligently employ.
that it was his duty whether he liked it or not to ed in fortifying the lines near Seringapatam
comply with the wishes of his old master and that were storied by our Grand Army on the
went to Junagadh." - Tarikh-e-Sorath, trans. celebrated 6th February, and that he knows of
Burgess, 1882, p. 196. See also p. 286. no European prisoners that now remain under c. 1825. -" The author [Diwan Ranchódji] Tippoo's bondage." - Bombay Courier, March had been for two years at Porbandar, to which 21st, 1795, in Seton-Karr, Selections, Vol. ii., place Prabhudis and Kamal Chola were sent to p. 407.
recall him." - Tarikh-i-Sorath, trans. Burgess, c. 1821. -" Hiyat Mahomed Khan (of Bho
1882, p. 197. pal], when installed Nabob, had no children by his c. 1825.-"Azam Beg Chela, Karsandas, a wife, but he had adopted four Chelahs or family Vaniya, and Kahandas induced the Nawab Saheh dependants, who were considered almost as rela- [in Samvat 1861, A. D. 1804] to take part in tions. The oldest of these, Fowlad Khan, was the carousals and drinking houts, with music and son of a Gond. The second, Jumshere Khan, dancing and singing and administered the affairs was the son of a Gossein; and the third and fourth, of the state as they chose." - Tarikh-i-Sorath, Chutta Khan and Islam Khan, were the sons of a trans. Burgess, 1882, p. 202. Brahmin. The merit of having withdrawn these c. 1825.-"Navab Saheb Bahadur Khan bin children from their errors to the true faith no Hamid Khan Bahadur Babi . . . . After doubt constitnted in the eyes of a pious his father's death, however, he was brought back Mabomedan prince another tic to strengthen that to Junagadh by the Jamadár Omar Makbasam, of adoption.
Azam Beg Chelah, Kahandds Vaislırdav, MugatFowlad Khan, the eldest of the Cholahs, was rám Bakshi, Jhinâ Mehta and others and ascend
firer who possessed the power of Minister, led the throne in his 18th year, 9th of Phagan and it was during his administration that the Sud, Sauvat 1867 (A.D. 1810). .. ." - detachment under General Goddard passed Tarikh-i-Sorath, trans. Burgess, 1882, p. 205. through the territories of Bhopal (1778). ... c. 1825.-" The murder of Ahmad Khin Soon after these events a family quarrel occurred
[Faqir) was perpetrated on the 4th Muharramı in which Fowlad Khan was slain in an attempt A. H. 1219 (Samvat 1880) (A. D. 1823] and as a to capture the old Fort of Bhopal, then the resi
punishment for it Chela Esmayl Khan and dence of the widow of Yar Mahomed Khan: who
Kadava were one year afterwards expelled from from disgust at his violent and tyrannical acts had
the town." - Tarikh-s-Sorath, trans. Burgess, for some time resolved to subvert bis authority
1882, p. 227f. and to raise to power Chutta Khan ...
1864. -"Kalimdtushshu'ara Taşnif Sarkhúsh, This virtuous woman had every reason to
The Words of the Poets, by Mirzê Mohammad congratulate herself on her choice of Chutta Khan." -- Malcolm, Central India, ed., 1880,
Afdhal, whose takhalluç is Sarkhosh and who was Vol. 6., p. 296.
generally called Child. The title of the book is
& chronogram for 1093 [A. H. = 1882 A. D.) c. 1891.-"Chelah means literally an adopted the date when he coinmenced to compile it." - dependant. It peither applies to a slave nor an Sprenger, Catalogue of King of Oudh's Library, adopted child, but to a person who is admitted to Vol. 1., p. 108. the claims of a dependant relation." -- Malcolm,
"He wrote a biography of the poets of his Central India, ed., 1880, Vol. i., p. 296f.
own time entitled Kalmit-ush-Shu'arit,' the c. 1825.-When the Navab Saheb (of letters of which if taken according to their res. Junagadh] perceived that not one of the pillars pective numbers will give the year in which it of the State was able to extricate him from was written, viz., 1682 A.D., 1093 A. H." - Beale, this difficulty in Samvat 1867 [A. D. 1800] he | Orient. Biograph. Dict. 8.v. Sarkhush, ed. 1881.
