1 42 BURKHURDAR.
2 ward, from his having been in the service of his late
3 father.
4 The object of Burkhurdar, in going over to Uch, was
5 to make the Mukdoom Saheb, another son-in-law of the
6 late Nawab, and who was already well-disposed and
7 still further interested in his behalf, in which point he
8 succeeded. The Mukdoom was moved with pity at his
9 deplorable condition, and lost no time in deputing one
10 of his chief officers to Mobarik Khan, to sue for the aid
11 of an army in his behalf. The Khan could not resist
12 the demand of his spiritual leader; and forth with pro-
13 ceeded in person with a few of his nobles to Uch, where,
14 according to his order, he collected his troops from the
15 eastern and western parts of his territory. In the year 1171
16 (A.D. 1757), he marched out to recover the Derch of Ghazi
17 Khan for the Burkhurdar. He was met at some distance
18 from the town by Ahmed Khan, when a battle ensued,
19 which was fought desperately on both sides for some time;
20 but in the midst of the conflict, Ahmed Khan having
21 been slain, his troops took to flight. The young Nawab,
22 who was sitting in a palanquin, was captured alive, and
23 brought to the preseneve of Mobarik, who delivered him
24 over in an appropriate manner, to the custody of the
25 Burkhurdar, accompanied with wholesome advice how
26 to treat him, and to manage his affairs in future. «After
27 completing all these satisfactory arrangements, the Khan
28 returned to his own capital crowned with success.
29 About this time, Bahadar Khan Allanee, an enter-
30 prismg and ambitious character, following the advice
31 of a Hindu of Jeyselmeer, ventured to sink a well in
32 the Kobistan, or woods, which fortunately produced