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large number of clan nobles, ascended the throne of his father in
the year 1773. A. H.
In the first instance, the new king bestowed rather more of
his interest towards the first born of Haji Jamal Khan, one named
Rahim Dad Khan, and acknowledged him as the leader of the great
Barakzai Clan; but as he was devoid of the qualities of leadership,
for he was somewhat of a miser-the Afghans as a rule are not ena-
moured by a man who has not a large table and is not hospitable,
and thus, the people of the tribes showed their disapproval of the man;
the king impelled by these tribal complaints exalted the second son
of Haji Jamal Khan to the leadership of the Barkazai clan, naming
him as Sarfaraz Khan. The newly installed leader of the Barakzais-
Payanda Khan-now known as Sarfaraz Khan made every effort to
serve the best interests of the administration of Tamur Shah. The
first service which he rendered, was that he pacified a trouble
which had arisen against Tamur Shah on the part of the minister
of Ahmed Shah Durrani, one named Shah Wali Khan - who incited
an uncle of the late king Ahmed Shah - one named Abdul Khalib
Khan - to raise a standard of revolt. Despite the fact that Payanda
Khan had not had a large number of troops, yet he managed to win.
Later Payanda Khan was appointed to serve in Kashmire with Dila-
war Khan Ashaq Zai, and after that he was in charge of revenue
department of Quetta and Thal where the excellence of his service
was deeply appreciated . The king was highly pleased with him
and he was entrusted with the Ghi Lzai administration to his previously
dicated duties. His place near the ruler was now assured , and later
in the reign of Tamur Shah, when trouble arose in the region of
Peshawar and in Balkh, both of these mouvement being of great dan-
ger to the king, he came to the forefront and served his ruler, thus
completely securing the steady rule for his mentor. As has been
judged in history, Timour Shah had not those great qualities which
characterised his remarkable father ; so that if one were to probe
deeply into the historical development of that age, one would soon
discover that the man who again and again strengthened the roots of
Tamour Shah's reign for no less than twenty years, with his valour,
his forsight, and his selflessness, was no other than Payanda Khan.
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