1 : AXJXm KHAUN.
2 fvemdy smpoeted. manners, dress, and behaviour were alwi^
3 spoken of w particulfurly decent and dignified, though he lived in no
4 kind of splendour. He was said to be a man of talents, and of a good
5 education ; but it gives no great idea of his capacity, that his studies
6 were chieflv in physic and astrolnnry ; the first of which wm recom-
7 mended by his weakly constitution, and the second by ilw unsealed
8 times in wliich lie lived; he was, however, very popular, and had a
9 great reputation for his knowledge of the art of commanding, for his
10 skill and courage in war. and for every thing but liberality. His
11 character for faith was so ^ood, that even in the troubU-d times he
12 had witiiessed, he had never been required to take an oath ; and
13 although it could not be concealed that he had given up the city of
14 Heraut, with which he was entrusted by Shauh Zemauii, to that
15 prince's rival, yet from the account he himself gave of the transac-
16 tioDy it appeared that he was driven to it by the suspicions and de*
17 ngna of a bod of Shauh Zemaun*s, to whom the nonunalgovenuneni
18 of Heraut belonged.
19 Hie bek <^ die order waa Goolittaim Vhum the chief* of lib*
20 Atdiiki^ea, io wlKMe-inerita the whole ooontry hm teattmooj. He
21 mm brave end amoere* petUBt bt iiiTeati^ilaoii, indafctigahie in
22 cKeeuluig jasdoe^ and never was ooeuaed of leoeiving a prannL Ha
23 was absent at his government of Canbnl aO the tone I was at Bedia*
24 )var»
25 Gfanflbor Khaim was a man of maldi and colueqiiaooe>. but dead*
26 tote of firmness and capacity. He had deserted from Mahmood to
27 8httjan» for which he suffered death on the field of battlfi Bt.Neenil%
28 about a month after I saw him.
29 Auzim Kbaun held the office of Nussiikhchee Baoahoe^ aoiiTBriiig
30 to that of our Earl Mazahal in old times. He was by no OMflDa. defi-
31 cient in abilities, but moce remarkable for his steadiness and honour ;
32 Shauh Mahmood having ordered him to put Wafladaur Khaun, and
33 other Suddozyes to death, contrary to a custom which is almost sacred
34 among the Dooraunaes, he infused to ob^ }- Mahmood at fint waa
35 Digitized by Googl(