Later Mughals v1.c9.s12.18

v1.c9.s12.18

Finally, on the 2nd Rabi II. 1126 H. (16th April, 1714), the Qalmaq woman, Shadman, entitled Rai Man, a servant in the palace, was made over to Sarbarah Khan, the kotwal or chief of the police, and her head was cut off at the chabutra,* or central police-station. Her crime was that, during the reign of Jahandar Shah, one of her relatives had drawn his sword on Mir Jumla. Rai Man is the woman who gave the alarm when an attempt was made to assassinate Jahandar Shah ; she bravely attacked the assailants and slew one of them with her own hand. For this good service she had received the titles of Raza Bahadur Rustam-i-Hind, and the rank of 5,000 zat. [Kamwar 146, M. M. 187.]