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DECEMBER, 1899.)
HISTORY OF THE BAHMANI DYNASTY.
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After that, the Sultan proceeded towards his capital, and, stopping in the town of Miraj, divided among his troops the booty which he had collected in that country and in that war. He then returned with his army to the capital; and those amirs who had accompanied him on that occasion, such as Darya Khân, son of Malik Fath-Ulláh 'Imád-ul-Mulk, and Dilê war Khan Habsbf and Zarif-ul-Mulk Afghan - one of the amirs of Sultan Ahmad Bahri Nizâm-alMulk - he distinguished by handsome robes of honour and increased dignities ; after which be dismissed them to their own districts.
In the beginning of the year 90358 (A.D. 1497) from the abundance of royal favours conferred on him, the power of Sultan Kuli Kutb-ul-Mulk Hamadani being much augmented, and he becoming distinguished above all his equals, obtained suzerainty over all the fendatory chiefs of Telingana - such as Jahangir Khân, Sanjar Khan, Kiwâm-ul-Mulk, Ullagh Khan, MuĶrab Khan and others besides - and added to his former possessions the towns of Warangal69 and Kovilakonda with their dependencies. In these days perverse ideas again found their way into the brains of several rebels - such as the young Yusuf, Rai Khan Kinnaajt, Muhammad Adam, Kabir Yaghrush Khan and others beside them who had procured the favour of the Sultan - and they entered into a compact with one another for the purpose of exterminating the Turks. Mirzadah Shams-ud-Din Ni'mat-Ulláhi (who of all the members of the assembly was most nearly related to the royal family) became a confidant of theirs in this affair. But before their seditious ideas could be carried into action the Tarki amirs obtained information of the conspiracy; and according to the saying that "A misfortune should be remedied before its occurrence," they took the initiative by going in a body to the royal court; and
be foolish Yaghragh Khân with the whole of the other conspirators, who were off their guard in their own houses, were summoned to the court and put to death. Mirza Shams-udDin Ni'mat-Ullahi was also put to death as an accomplice of those misguided people. As much disturbance arose in the city and fortress the Sultan went up into the Shih Barj, and shut the doors of entrance and exit. The Turki amirs sent some one to summon Sbâh Muhabb-Ulláh. They brought him into the court of the Sultân; and in his presence they emphatically swore, saying: -" These slaves, with regard to the Sultan, except devotion and obedience, have no thought in their hearts; and have no idea whatever of rebellion against the Sultan. Not like that clique of intriguers who had thoughts of rebellion in their hearts, and who allowed thoughts of deception to enter their minds ; on which account we brought them to punishment. We are the same servants of the court of the king as we have always been."
Shâl Muhabb-Ulláh then waited on the Sultan, and repeated their speech to him vorbatim, and the Sultan extinguished the fire of that sedition and disturbance, but his kingly authority both in the distant and near parts of the dominions died out. Each of the amirs in his own distriot proclaimed his independence, and shut in his own face the door of obedience and submission. The government of the kingdom of the Dakhan now devolved on Masnad-i Alf Malik Kutb-ul-Malk; and the Sultan, as in former days, again treated that intrepid servant with much kindness and graciousness, and now increased his rank above that of all the other amirs and wasirs by making him amir-ul-umrd of the whole of the dominions of Telingana. At this period he also removed the provinces of Bijậpur and Mangalvedha and their dependencies from the possession of Malik Khodadad Khwajah Jahan and consigned them to Majlis-i RaftMalik Yusuf Turk Adil Khân. The parganah of Auså and Kandhar, as in former times, was held in jagir by Masnad-i Al Malik Kasim Barid-i Mamalik, and there was much quarrelling and opposition beteween him and the other amirs of the districts; and now, when Barid-i Mamalik was in the fort of Auså, the amirs, thinking it a good opportunity, represented to the Sultan that he was continually in opposition to this dynasty, and that it would be advisable to crush him before he could raise an insurrection. Although
** 902, according to Plrishtab.
Written Karangal in the text; but it is evidently a mistake. 50 Anglice, " Prevention is better than cure."
