MONSON, Colonel, a distinguished administrator; deputed by the King and the Company to enquire into the conduct of Governor Hushtin and Mr. Barwell, iii, 71-72. Expects to be made Commander-in-Chief, iii, 75.

MOOQHTAR-ED-DOWLA, Minister of State; rules with a high hand, iv, 73. Invited to a conference by Djan-bristow; causes the city of Benares to be ceded to the English, iv, 74. His murder, iv, 79-80.

MOORID-QHAN, a Lord in the Emperor’s Court; sent to Bengal to collect arrears of revenue and to take possession of the confiscated property of Ser-efraz-qhan; waited upon by Aaly-verdy-qhan with a few lacks of Rupees in cash besides jewellery and other presents, i, 347.

MOORLY-DUR, Radja; his objection to any agreement with Prince Shah-aalem; his prediction, ii, 295. Taken prisoner by Camcar-qhan, ii, 339. Put to the torture by Mir-cassem-qhan’s order; obliged to surrender his immense hoardings; sent prisoner to Djehanqhir-nagur-Dacca, ii, 419.

MOORSHOOD-COOLI-QHAN, son-in-law to the Viceroy Shudja-qhan; appointed Governor of Djehanghir-nagur-Dacca, i, 280. Threatened with an expedition by Aaly-verdy-qhan, i, 347. Sends an envoy to probe the designs of Aaly-verdy-qhan; concludes and breaks a treaty; receives a threatening letter from Aaly-verdy-qhan, i, 348. Challenges Aaly-verdy-qhan to an encounter at the instigation of his consort and son-in-law, i, 349. His address to the nobles and his officers, i, 350. Encounters Aaly verdy-qhan in the field of Ballisser, i, 351. His defeat, i, 352. Sets sail and flies to Musulipatum, i, 353. Accepts protection of a Gentoo Prince, i, 354. Obtains shelter from Nizam-el-mulk, i, 355.

MORAD-SHIR-QHAN, an Afghan; his proposal to Shim-shir-qhan, ii, 31. Pays his respects to the Governor of Azim-abad, ii, 36. His march against Aaly-verdy-qhan, ii, 44. Visits Mir-habib, ii, 50. His demand upon Mir-habib, ii, 51. Disposition of his army, ii, 54. Slain by Dost-mahmed-qhan, ii, 55.

MUAZZEM. See Bahadyr-shah.

MUBAREC-ED-DOWLA, third son of Mir-djaafer-qhan; appointed Nazem of Bengal during a calamitous time; intrigues at at his court, iii, 26. His household expenses and allow­ance left to the care of Menny-begum, iii, 45-46. His Divanship offered to Radja Goor-das, son of Nand-comer; his Deputy-ship offered to Sadr-el-hac an old decrepit man, iii, 91. Estimate of his character, iii, 142. Adopts a singular Hindu custom and celebrates the same after the manner of Seradj-ed-dowla, iii, 143-144. Performs the rites of the Divaaly and Hooly festivals; takes an active part in immoral amusements, iii, 144-145.

MUBARIZ-QHAN, Military Governor of Boorhan pur; receives secret instructions from Emperor Mahmed-shah to fight and kill Nizam-el-mulk; forms a confederacy; encounters Nizam-el-mulk; slain, i, 247.

MUEZZ-EDDIN. See Djehandar-shah.

MUHI-EL-SENNA, grandson of the Emperor Aoreng-zib; raised to the throne of Delhi under the title of Shah-djehan; his person watched over by Mehdi-aaly-qhan, iii, 375.

MUHTASIB, or Clerk of the Market; duties devolving upon, subsequent corruption in the office of, iii, 172.

MUHTEVI-QHAN, alias Abdol-nebi, a Cashmerian, his hostility to the Hindus; his anti-hindu demonstrations and inhuman proceedings, i, 157-160. Put to death with a variety of tortures, i, 161.

MUNNIR-ED-DOWLA, appointed Minister to Prince Shah-aalem, ii, 288. His embassy to Ahmed-shah the Abdaly-monarch, ii, 413. Supplicates the coming of Prince Shah-aalem to ascend his ancestral throne, ii, 414.

MUSTAPHA-QHAN, an Afghan General of great renown; lags behind in the field of battle; his discontent, i, 379. His grievances represented, i, 380. His intercession in the affairs of a Gentoo Radja; his honor wounded, i, 381. His reply to the address of Aaly-verdy-qhan; his address to the other Generals, i, 385. Takes an active part in favour of Aaly-verdy-qhan, i, 389. Takes the Marhattas by surprise, i, 390. His elevation in rank and title, i, 399. His high credit with the Viceroy Aaly-verdy-qhan, i 430. His strange character, and that of his nation, severely criticised, i, 437. Aspires to be a rival to Aaly-verdy-qhan, i, 438. His pretension to superiority; his demand for the Government of Azim-abad, i, 439-440. Commences hostilities with the Viceroy, i, 442. Turns his arms against Azim-abad, i, 445. His bold reply to an artful message, i, 451. Success of his first engagement; seizes an old fort; loses his brave nephew, i, 453. His fierce attack to carry the entrenchment of Azim-abad; his success in the undertaking, i, 454. Victory snatched from him, i, 457. His next appearance in the arena; his driver and standard-bearer brought down in a sharp action, i, 460. A musket-ball enters his eyes; his people take him for dead and disperse, i, 461. Meets the Governor of Azim-abad in the field; defeated and slain; treatment of his remains by the victor, i, 466-467. His proposal to take Calcutta and murder all the English, ii, 163.

MUSTAPHA-COOLY-QHAN, a brother of Seradj-ed dowla’s father-in-law; his mission; brings it to a successful issue, ii, 99.

MUSTAPHA QHAN, alias Abdol-rezac, an Iranian General in the employ of the king of Haider-abad; remains faithful to the last while others desert, iv, 204. Finds out and destroys the mines set up by Aoreng-zib, iv, 210. His unshaken fidelity, iv, 214. Advances into the thickest of the fray, iv, 216. Aoreng-zib an admirer of his prowess; taken to the Hall of Audience in an unconscious state, iv, 220. Noble proceedings of Aoreng-zib towards him, iv, 221.

MUZAFER-QHAN, brother of Qhandooran; succeeds Haider-cooly-qhan as Grandmaster of the Imperial household and of the artillery; entrusted with the Government of Adjmir, i, 262. Ordered to proceed against the ravaging Marhattas; his return to the capital; his reception, i, 267.