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According to the writer of Muntakhabul-Lubab this young man was
a companion of Banda Singh, but the writer of Tarikh-i-Mohammed Shahi
does not believe so; according to him this young man had been arrested
from somewhere else; he had recently been married and being a Sikh
he was arrested and added to the group of the companions of Banda
Singh. His mother and wife had made a petition to the faujdar. But,
both these authors agree to the details of the arrival of motherhood
with a royal letter and the boy’s refusal to recognize his mother.

Royal Rewards For Those Who Captured Banda Singh

As a reward for the arrest of Banda Singh, Farukhsiyar bestowed several
gifts, on Abdus Samad Khan; his mansab was increased to six thousand.
He was awarded a decorated palanquin, several elephants and horses,
a large number of ornaments, a pearl-studded stripe (for turban), a
decorated robe, a diamond necklace and grant of several Parganas. 48

Endnotes
1 . Akhbarat-i-Darbar-i-Mu’alla, entry of 15.3.1715
2. Ahwaal-ul-Khwakeen, pp. 121-24.
3. Elliot & Dowson, op.cit., Vol II, p 457.
4. Akhbarat-i-Darbar-i-Mu’alla, entry of 30.3.1715
5. Akhbarat-i-Darbar-i-Mu’alla, entry of 10.4.1715
6. Akhbarat-i-Darbar-i-Mu’alla, entry of 14.4.1715
7. Irvine, Later Mughals, Part I, p 313.
8. Ibid.
9. Akhbarat-i-Darbar-i-Mu’alla, entry of 28.4.1715
10. Akhbarat-i-Darbar-i-Mu’alla, entry of 21.5.1715
11. Irvine, op.cit. Vol II, page 314.
12. Mohammed Qasim, Ibratnama, pages 57B to 61A of the manuscript in
British Library London, pages 180-84 of the printed edition.
13. They were the employees of Bhai Lakhi Rai Vanjara. As Lakhi Rai Vanjara
was dead, and, his sons and grandsons were a part of Banda Singh’s army,
the trade activities had come to a halt.