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father and said:-You have given such freedom Bent one of his father's cholas, whom he trusted, to these chelas that they will never respect me.' his name was Bhúre Khán, with five hundred Mhd. Khán got up in a rage and went off matchlock-men to take possession of Kannauj to his house at Amethi. Mhd. Khán then . . . . Rahm Khán Chelt used to say scolded Bhúre Khán saying that he had lost that his father Diláwar Khân, then very young, confidence in him, for if while he was alive they visited Kannauj a few days after the battle and at did not respect his sons, who knew what they the commander's invitation he went into the Rang would do when he was dead. Bhúre Khán Mahal. There were no people in it, but bags putting up his hands said :- May God Almighty of rupees and gold coins were scattered about grant that I never see the day when you no .... Diláwar Khán lived all his life on the longer live!' .... (10) Sa'dat Khan. He proceeds of the things he carried away with the was amil of Mandeshwar in Málwá south of ķila'dár's permission and at his death he left Nímach.... When Mhd. Khán quarelled house and a pot full of gold coins." - Irvine, with Sa'dat Khán Burhanul-Mulk, Subahdar of Bangash Nawabs, in J. A. S. B., Vol. xlviii., Audh, he gave his chela Sa'dat Khán the I p. 66. ironical title of Burhanul-Mulk! ....
1879.-"[To stop the rising that led to the (11) Neknám Khán. He was one of the four
battle of Khudaganj, 23rd July 1750, 'Abdulchelas to whom the Bibi Sahiba used to appear Mansur Khán the Wazir] marched with a large unveiled. . . . (12) Juháp Khán. He was
force of his own troops .... and conone of the Bakhshis and an old chela to whom the tingents under , . . . Ismail Beg Khán Bibi Sahiba kept no pardah." - Irvine, Bangash
Chole, IBe Beg Khán Chela.” –Irvine, BanNawabs, in J. 4. S. B., Vol. xlvii., p. 3411 gash Nawabs, in J. 4. S. B., Vol. xlviii., p. 68.
1878. - [In 1748, on receipt of the emperor 1879.-" The Wazir's orders to put the five Ahmad Shah of Dehli's farmán to attack the
Chelas to death reached Jalalu'ddin Haidar the Rohelas, in the days of Nawab ķáim Khán)
Wazír's son (afterwards known as Shuja'uddaula) "the principal leaders were then sent for to be
and on the 20th Ramzan (12th August 1750) he consulted. Chief among them was Mahmud
directed their jailor Zainul-'Abidain to bring them Afridi the Bakhshi and others. These all voted
forth. [Then follows a long account of the execufor immediate war, but the Nawab seems to have
tion of Shamsher Khan and four others]." - been reluctant to attack his fellow Pagháns.
Irvine, Bangash Nawabs, in J. A. S. B., Vol. xlviii., Shuja't Khán Ghilzai, who had formerly
p. 69f. exchanged turbans with 'Ali Mhd. Khán Rohela, Yakut Khán Khán Bahadur, Shampher Khán,
1879.-" According to the custom of his family Mukím Khán, Islam Khán, Kamál Khán, and
Nawab Abmad Khán made about three or four Sardár Khán, chelas, represented to the Nawab
hundred Hindu boys into chelas. Those who that the Rohelas were not his enemies." -Irvine,
had charge of his territory acquired wealth: the Bangash Nawabs, in J. A. S. B., Vol. alvii., p. 377.
rest who received only pay and gifte, rose to no
eminence. They were all known 48 Ghalib 1878. - [After describing at pp. 3811. the Bachh.. (1) Zu?likar Khán. In Ahmad Khán’s doings of the chelas at the battle of Dauri- time there were three men known as Nawabs, at Rasúlpúr, 22nd November 1748] "the Rohelas whose houses the naubat was played : 1st, Ahmad advanced as far as Khákatman opposite Farrukh- Khán himself, called the Base Nawab; 2nd, abad where they first met with resistance. A chels Zu'lAkar Khán, called the Majhlo Nawab; who was 'Amil of the place showed a strong 3rd. Dálm Khán, called the Chhota Nawab. front and kept up & vigorous musketry fire at the . . . . (2) Daim Khán. - Islám Khán, enemy, many of whom were killed. He would not
chels of Shamsher Khán, chels of Nawab abandon his parganah and the Rohelas thinking Muhammad Khán, had two song: a) Roshan there was no need to entangle themselves in bram- Khán, and (6) Dám Khán . . . . Ahmad bles left the place and marched back. All the rest Khán said he would adopt him and gave him the of the Trans-Ganges country was thus lost per- titles of Azim Jang Muhammad Daim Aban manently to the Farrukhabad Nawab. Only Bahadur, but he was popularly known as the Amritpur, Khákatman and Paramnagar were Chhote Nawab.... In his childhood the preserved through the courage of this nameless emperor Ahmad Shah had held him in his lap, fed chela." - Irvine, Bangash Nawabs, in J. A.S.B., him with his own hand, put on his shoulders Vol. xlvii., p. 383.
miniature kettle drums (nakkárah and dauki), 1879. - "[After the battle of Khudaganj, 2nd thus conferring upon him the naubat .... August 1750) Ahmad Khan (of FarrukbabádjHere follows an account of 35 chelas.)" - Irvine,
