SHUDJA-ED-DOWLA, Viceroy of Aood and Lucknow; his recep­tion of Prince Shah-aalem; goes to Illah-abad; fraud practised by; his return to his capital, ii, 289-290. Opposes Mahmed-cooly-qhan, ii, 322. Invites Ahmed-shah, the Abdaly-monarch, ii, 413. Recommended by the Abdali-monarch to acknowledge Shah-aalem as the lawful Sover­eign; coins money in the name of Shah-aalem; supplicates Shah-aalem’s coming to ascend the throne of his ancestors, ii, 414. His reception of Prince Shah-aalem; marches to his capital in company with the Prince, ii, 415. His march to Illah-abad; visits Mir-cassem-qhan; invites the latter to visit Emperor Shah-aalem, ii, 521. Accepts Mir-cassem-qhan’s offer to bring under control the Radja of Bundelcund; the refractory Radja of Bundelcund brought under control of, ii, 523. Encamps at Benares; agreement entered into with, by Mir cassem-qhan; reinforced by a detachment under command of Moosher Medec, ii, 524. Crosses the Ganga; marches against the English through Radja Balvand-sing’s country, ii, 525. Joined by the Radja with his force; his army utterly ungovernable; advice given to him upon the mode of prosecuting the war with the English, ii, 526-527. His deafness to the advice; enters Azim-abad, ii, 528. Disposition of his troops, ii, 531. His engagement with the English under the walls of Patna, ii, 532-533. Encamps on the river Poon-poon, ii, 534. His skirmish with a detachment under command of Major Carnac; his retreat to his camp; raises the siege of Azim-abad and returns to Bacsar, ii, 535. Receives a message from Mir-cassem-qhan; his discourse with Aaly-hibrahim-qhan, ii, 538-539. His demand of monthly payment due by Mir-cassem-qhan, ii, 540. His abrupt message to Mir-cassem-qhan; his reply to Aaly-hibrahim-qhan’s representations, ii, 541. Alarmed; his measures to pacify Mir-cassem-qhan, ii, 543. His discourse with Aaly-hibrahim-qhan; visits Mir-cassem-qhan; makes him lay down the Fakir’s garb, ii, 544-545. Visited by Aaly-hibrahim-qhan; his discourse with him, ii, 549-550. His approval of Mir-suleiman’s advice; provides him with the necessary letters, ii, 553. Gets intelligence of the motions of the English; sends some Moghul cavalry to impede their march, ii, 563. HIs carelessness; his battle array, ii, 564. His engagement with the English under command of Major Monro; his defeat in the battle of Bacsar, ii, 565-567. Orders release of Mir-cassem-qhan, ii, 568. Flies with his family to Illah-abad, ii, 570. Goes to Berheily; arrives at the country of Ahmed-qhan-bangash; holds a meeting with the Afghan Princes, ii, 573. Joined by Malhar-rao, the Marhatta Commander, ii, 574. Marches against the English; worsted in an action in the plains of Corra, ii, 580. Repairs to Feroh-abad, ii, 581. Goes to the English camp without any safe conduct; honorably received by the English General, ii, 583. Concludes a peace with the English, ii, 584. Applies to every one of his relations for some money; helped by his wife, ii, 585. Settles his accounts with the English, ii, 586. Departs for Faiz-abad, ii, 587. Succeeds his father, Abool-mansoor-qhan, as Viceroy, iii, 339. His character and conduct; his dominions invaded by the Abdali-king at the instigation of Mir-sheab-eddin, iii, 340. Secures the friendship of, and unites with, Nedjib-ed-dowla to stand aguinst Umed-el-mulk, iii, 371. Cooperates with Nedjib-ed-dowla to oppose the Marhattas; his army severely handle the Marhattas and gain a victory over them, iii, 373. Flushed with victory pro­ceeds the two armies to deliver Nedjib-ed-dowla from his besieged position, iii, 374. Waits upon the Abdali-king; his bold answer, iii, 382. His taunting answer to the Marhattas in refusing a proposal of peace, iii, 385 Appointed Vezir to the Emperor Shah-aalem, iii, 392. His surprise at the singular appearance of a young man slain, iii, 393. Receives the investiture of Vezir together with other presents, iii, 395. Gives protection to Mir-cassem-qhan, Navab of Bengal; offers assistance to the Navab for the recovery of his dominions, iv, 25. His engagement and treaty of peace with the English; iv, 26. His generous treatment of the sons of Ahmed-qhan-bangash, iv, 38. His solemn treaty with the English; conceives the idea of the overthrow of the Rohillahs, iv, 51. His message to the Rohillah Princes unattended to, iv, 52-53. His victory over the Rohillahs, iv, 54-55. Takes possession of the Rohillah countries, iv, 56. His alliance with Mirza-nedjef-qhan, iv, 58. Makes a treaty of partition with Nedjef-qhan, iv, 59. Suffers from an eruption of a peculiar type, iv, 60. Departs for Faiz-abad for a change of air, iv, 62. His character and actions criticised, iv, 63-65. Popular feeling at his death, iv, 67.

SHUDJA-QHAN, alias SHUDJA-ED DOWLA; succeeds his father-in-law, Djaafer-qhan as Viceroy of BengaI, i, 273. His passion for women; his separation from his consort, i, 275. Takes into his court the illustrious Aaly-verdy-qhan, i, 276. Bright side of his nature, i, 279-280. His prosperous rule; his distribution of offices, i, 281. His admirable character exemplified, i, 322-325. His death, i, 323.

SIMBA, son of Siva-dji; created Monsobdar of five thousand horse by Emperor Aoreng-zib, iv, 15. Succeeds his father, iv, 16. Resolves to stand in defence against Sheab-eddin-qhan the Imperial Commander; contrives strange artillery at the siege of Rameh, iv, 171.

SITARAM, appointed assistant to Aaly-hibrahim-qhan, Examiner of Military Accounts, ii, 389. His practice of exacting exorbitant fees from the suitors, ii, 427. Accused of holding correspondence with a Zemindar, ii, 428. His exe­cution, ii, 429.

SIVA-DJI, son of Saho-dji; assumes independence, iv, 13. Takes possession of forty fortresses; extends his marauding expedition to the territory of Aoreng-zib, iv, 14. His submission to the Emperor Aoreng-zib; his interview with the latter; his confinement, iv, 15. His ravages; his death, iv, 16.

SMITH, (Usmutt) Colonel Richard, afterwards General; left at the Imperial Court as Lord Clive’s agent, iii, 9. His insolence, iii, 10. Appointed Commander in-Chief of the British force, iii, 24.

SOMRO, the European adventurer; undertakes to put to death all the English prisoners of Mir-cassem-qhan; executes the order, ii, 505, and foot-note. Takes service with Shudja-ed-dowla, ii, 545.

SOOCK-LAL, head spy of Mir-cassem-qhan, ii, 426.

SOOROODJ-MULL, Radja; renders valuable assistance to the Vezir Abool-mansoor-qhan in his operations against the Rohillahs, iii, 306-307. His quarrels with Saadat-qhan, iii, 312. Offers a bold front, iii, 313. Besieges the enemy’s camp for three days; forces Saadat-qhan to conclude an agreement, iii, 314. Assists Saadat-qhan with his person and army in the latter’s expedition towards Narnoul; returns offended to his own country, iii, 315. Enters the service of Abool-mansoor-qhan during the Civil War, iii, 332. Attacks old Delhi, iii, 334. Set upon by the Marhattas, takes shelter in strong fortresses, iii, 335. His message to the Emperor and the Vezir, iii, 336. Abandons the Marhatta cause, shocked at their remorseless proceedings, iii, 385. The Djatt Prince; an estimate of his character and abilities, iv, 27. Disciplines his cavalry after his own method; his friction with Nedjib-ed-dowla, iv, 28. Encroaches upon the territory of the Balooches, iv, 30. Conducts war against Nedjib-ed-dowla, iv, 31. Slain in a singular manner, iv, 32.

SOOTY, Battle of, ii, 487-489.

STIBBERT (USTUBERT), Major; his march to Illah-abad, ii, 578. Takes possession of the fortress of Illah-abad, ii, 579.

SUDJAN-SING, appointed to the Fodjdary of Hedjly, ii, 27.

SUNDER-SING, an accomptant of Radja Ram-narain; his confine­ment; his effects confiscated by Mir-cassem-qhan, ii, 418.

SUNDER-SING, a Zemindar; his quarrel with Camcar-qhan; sides with Radja Ram-narain; gets Camcar-qhan arrested and confined, ii, 264. Invites Shah-aalem; his hatred of Mir-djaafer-qhan, ii, 284. Assembles his troops silently; chides Sheh-gholam-ghoos, one of his Commanders, ii, 285. His murder, ii, 286.

SYCS, The; some account of, i, 82. Their conversion from mendicants to soldiers, i, 85 Their uniform appearance and dress, i, 89. Their destruction after a multitude of bloody actions, i, 86. The bad administration of the Viceroy of Lahore and Mooltan strengthens their fraternity, iii, 341. Ravages of; proclaim an Emperor of their own, iv, 3. Establish themselves in Lahore and Mooltan, iv, 8. Their overthrow contemplated, iv, 112. Shame­fully defeat the Imperial army, iv, 113. Submit to the superiority of Nedjef-qhan, iv, 114.