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Alf ADDRESS 
 TO THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, 
 
 ON THE DEATH OF 
 
 MIR SYUD MOHUMMED KHAN 
 BAHADOOE, 
 
 OF JYESS, 
 LATE TEHSEELBAE OF JUBBULPORE, 
 
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 ••»••» 
 
 BY 
 
 E. H. PALMER, B.A. 
 
 FELLOW OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE ; J"ELLOW OF THE CAMBRIDGB PHILOSOPHICAL 
 
 SOCIETY ; MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND ; 
 
 MF.MBRE DE I,A 80CIETE ASIATiaUE DE PARIS. 
 
 CAMBEIDGE: 
 DEiaHTOJSr, BELL, AND CO. 
 
 LONDON: BELL AND DALDY. 
 
 1868. 
 

 STEPHUN AUSTIN, 
 
 PRINTER, HERTFORD. 
 
AIS" ADDRESS" " 
 TO THE PEOPLE OF INDIA. 
 
 Br the special blessing of Providence, and by the 
 exercise of the most impartial and universal justice, the 
 English Government has been enabled to extend its power 
 and inflaence over the whole of the habitable globe. By 
 promoting the advancement of science and learning, 
 Britain has been one of the chief instruments in diffusing 
 the blessings of civilization throughout the world, and 
 in opening to Commerce the highways and by-ways of 
 the earth, not only in more frequented regions, but in 
 spots hitherto deemed inaccessible to man. Wherever 
 they have gone, the English have assisted the progress 
 of art and manufactures, and have striven for the improve- 
 ment of the inhabitants, irrespective of race or creed. 
 Thus their rule is everywhere received with willing 
 obedience, and their aid is often sought by other peoples 
 against the oppression of their own princes. Our Govern- 
 ment will not stand aloof, a passive spectator of tyranny 
 and wrong ; for it knows full well that by such things a 
 kingdom cannot stand ; but, drawing a solemn lesson from 
 the fate of those dynasties which have long since passed 
 away, or from those which are even now on the verge 
 of disssolution, it has ever boldly upheld the Right. God 
 
has therefore estahlished us in the land, and helped us 
 with ^'a perspicuous victory ; for, verily, God giveth the 
 victory to whomsoever He will of His righteous servants." 
 '' Bl.esged hje.Hp in whose hands the kingdom is; He 
 giveth it to whomsoever , He will, and He taketh it away 
 from whomsoever He will." 
 
 Another reason for the success of our Government is its 
 adherence to the law of the Gospel— not with a mere blind 
 obedience to the letter, but with sincere and humble 
 endeavours to imitate the Lord Jesus in compassion for 
 all mankind, seeking diligently to fulfil His command- 
 ments, and exercising that moderation which forms at once 
 the surest foundation and the best argument for the con- 
 tinuance of its rule. Whenever the oppressed cry for redress, 
 the English Government is ready to lend them a helping 
 hand, influenced by considerations of neither caste nor 
 creed, but assisting alike small and great, rich and poor, the 
 mightiest princes and the meanest slaves. A policy like this, 
 founded upon a sense of religious duty, is proof against the 
 attacks of ignorant or cavilling objectors. To prove how 
 especially the Mohammedan peoples have been the subject of 
 England's watchful care, how ungrudgingly she aids them 
 against their foes, it is only necessary to refer to her pro- 
 tection of Turkey by arms and resources in the Eussian 
 war of 1853. The English Government has re-invigorated 
 drooping powers, and put life into fallen states from no 
 motives of self-interest or aggrandizement, but solely in 
 obedience to the call of Humanity— the Christian precept 
 Universal Love. 
 
 Our supremacy in India is *' a mercy from God" to the 
 inhabitants, a blessing from the secret storehouse of His 
 Grace. No Mussulman who is properly acquainted with 
 the precepts of his religion can ignore the text which says : 
 
** You will find that the nearest in amity to those who 
 believe are those who say, * We are Christians ; ' and this is 
 because they have amongst them clergy and monks, and are 
 not puffed up with pride." ^ 
 
 Eminent amongst the Mussulmans of India, renowned 
 as well for his integrity and loyalty as for his illustrious 
 birth and attainments, was Syed Mohummed Khan 
 Bahadoor Ibn Najat Allie Ibn Al Syed al Naqawee, 
 He was of a noble Indian family, tracing its descent from Ali, 
 the cousin of the Prophet, and was born in the year 1215 a.h ., 
 at Jyess, in Oudh, where he received such a liberal educa- 
 tion as befitted his rank and position. Having early en- 
 joyed the advantages of literary society, and imbibed a 
 taste for politics, he became one of our staunchest supporters, 
 and ultimately attained to the summit of his ambition — 
 appointment to a distinguished and responsible post under 
 the British Government. In this position he won golden 
 opinions from all men, and from those who came in contact 
 with him earned love and esteem, continually increasing 
 to the day of his death. It would be superfluous for me 
 to say more in his praise, as the following extract from 
 the Times sufficiently demonstrates the respect and affection 
 with which he was regarded by those amongst whom his 
 lot was cast. 
 
 For the benefit of my Oriental readers I have translated 
 the extract in question into Arabic verse, hoping thus to 
 perpetuate the memory of so distinguished a man and so 
 warm a friend to the English Government. 
 
 ^ Goran, chap, v., v. 85. 
 
Extract from the Times, V<ith January, 1868. 
 
 "DEATHS. 
 
 " MoHUMMUD Khan Bahadook. — At Lucknow, on the 30tli 
 Nov., 1867, in his 70th year, Meer Syed Mohummud Khan 
 Bahadoor, formerly the distinguished Magistrate and Eevenue 
 Collector of Jubbulpore, who, after a faithful service of fifty 
 years, had received from the British Government an honorary 
 title and a handsome j)ension. His death has caused deep and 
 heartfelt sorrow to his numerous friends, both native and 
 European. His son, Syed Abdoolah, wishes hereby to convey 
 the melancholy intelligence to his friends in Europe. E.I.P." 
 
 *^ DEATH OF A DISTINGUISHED INDIAN. 
 
 " In our obituary for the current week our readers will find 
 recorded the death of a distinguished native Indian Mahomedan 
 gentleman, Meer Syed Mohummud Khan Bahadoor. We are 
 enabled to add the following interesting details of his life and 
 services to this country. He entered the British service in 
 1815, and in 1820 was promoted to the office of assistant 
 magistrate and revenue collector at Mooltye (the Deccan) by 
 the late Colonel Eobert Low, Governor- General's Agent. By 
 his indefatigable zeal and assiduity he was, in 1835, promoted 
 to the post of magistrate and revenue collector of Jubbulpore, 
 in which capacity he rendered unqualified satisfaction to his 
 immediate superiors. The late Colonels Robert Low, J. Banks, 
 and Sir Duncan F. M'Leod, the present Lieutenant-Governor 
 of the Punjaub, bore the highest testimony to his zeal, ability, 
 and efficiency in the judicial, revenue, and civil departments. 
 
 " Contrary to the majority of his Mussulman brethren, who 
 are enthralled by the grossest superstition and bigotry, and 
 opposed to English education and improvement — (which is 
 the reason why few Mussulmans prosecute the study of the 
 
English language and literature, or allow their childen 
 to be taught it), — this enlightened Mahomedan cast off all 
 those illiberal feelings, and although a Mahomedan of high 
 standing, being, moreover, a Syed, holding a position of some 
 distinction and responsibility under Government, sent his son 
 at once to the Government College, established in Jubbulpore 
 in 1839. This young gentleman, Syed Abdoolah, was the first 
 Mahomedan boy who commenced learning English there. 
 
 " During the sanguinary and memorable Sepoy rebellion, in 
 1857, the noble and brave Syed Mohummud remained most 
 loyal and devoted to the interests of the British Government, 
 and upon more than one occasion he fought sword in hand for 
 the British. While all the British officers and Europeans 
 entrenched themselves at the Eesidency at Jubbulpore, the 
 majority of the native population were wavering, but he 
 remained firm. The correspondent of the Times of the 17th 
 September, 1857, says — 'As the light slowly breaks in upon 
 the thick darkness which has hitherto covered, as with a 
 funeral pall, the secret springs which have forced into fierce 
 rebellion our Bengal soldiery, and turned into the most des- 
 perate foes the men we have nourished and cherished as our 
 own flesh, it becomes more and more evident that Mahomedan- 
 ism is at the bottom of the horrible catastrophe.' The Times 
 goes on to say ' that it is such a Mahomedan movement, I 
 think there can be no very little doubt.' 
 
 " Let us see what the secretary to the Government of India, 
 North-west provinces, says in this despatch to the Government 
 of India, dated from the Financial Department, Fort William, 
 28th Nov., 1859 — ' Meer Syed Mohummud, it will be seen, at 
 a time when most of his co-religionists revolted, did not turn 
 from his allegiance to the British Government. He faithfully 
 and earnestly discharged his duty to the State, and is, the 
 Lieutenant-Governor remarks, certainly deserving of favourable 
 consideration in respect to the very modest request which he 
 prefers' (viz., pension). 
 
 " All the officials who served within the Jubbulpore, Saugar, 
 and the Nurbudda territories from 1818, when that province 
 was annexed to the British Government, will unanimously bear 
 
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 testimony to his signal services. It is much to be regretted 
 that he did not live long to enjoy his well-earned pension and 
 honourable title ; but God's will be done." 
 
 I have written these few lines, not only to express my 
 appreciation of the sincere friendship with which he 
 honoured me, and of the deep regret which I feel at his 
 loss, but with a hope that they may be the means of keep- 
 ing alive the remembrance of his loyalty and distinguished 
 services. Moreover, I feel that in thus expressing myself, 
 I am but performing my duty— my duty as a friend to my 
 best of friends, his son Syed Abdoollah, and my duty as an 
 Englishman, of endeavouring to incite by his brilliant 
 example others of our Indian fellow subjects to deserve 
 equally well of their country. 
 
 E. H. PALMER, B.A., 
 
 Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, 
 M.H.A.S., M.S.A,F., etc. 
 
 St. John's College, Cambridge, 
 10th February, 1868. 
 
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