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chap, emperor, Cheen Killick Khan ordered his attendants to ' — r 1 — ' repel force with force, dispersed the favourite's retinue, Ancestry. an ^ compelled her to quit her elephant and escape on foot to the palace."*

One tradition has it that The Nizam can trace his origin to Sheik Shah Aboodeen Soharwurdee, a lineal descendant of Aboobukkur Sadeek, the father-in-law of the Mooshm prophet. " Shah Aboodeen," continues the manuscript from which I quote, " resided in one of the southern pro- vinces of Persia, about 500 years ago, and was a con- temporary of the Persian poet Sadee, who alludes to him in his ' Boosthan' as his morshud, or spiritual in- structor. Some of the immediate offspring of the Sheik must have subsequently emigrated to Toorkisthan, and have located themselves in the vicinity of Samarcand, as they are spoken of as following the profession of Oolumma — learned men, or lawyers — in that city. The first of whom any particular mention is made is Khajeh Ismael, who is said to have attained much celebrity for his piety as well as knowledge of the law, and to have been honoured, in consequence, by his sovereign with the title of Allum- ool-Ollumma — wisest of the wise. Khajeh Ismael had, among other sons, one named Khajeh Abeed, who was born at the village of Allahabad near Samarcand. This son, after perfecting his education under the tuition of his father, together with that of other learned men, left his native country for Bokhara. Here the learning and piety of Khajeh Abeed appear to have obtained him great celebrity, as he is spoken of as having been raised suc- cessively to the dignities of Kazee and Shaik-ool-Islam. Neither the period of his residence in Bokhara nor the * Elphiustone's India, ii. 549.