Indian Antiquary Vol 49

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

Page 89

May, 1920)
HISTORY OF THE NIZÂM SHÂHÎ KINGS OF AĦMADNAGAR
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once to court and humbly saluted the king, presenting to him a suitable pishkash of rich clothes and merchandise, horses and elephants, and receiving in return many marks of royal affection and favour. The king then complained to the prince of the contumacy of his enemies and took counsel with him regarding the suppression of the rebellion. The prince then bade the king take heart, for that he would exterminate the rebels. The king then thanked the prince and prayed to God for his success.
When the rebellious amirs with their troops neared the capital the king went forth with the prince, Majlis-i-A'la, Mangab-i-Mu'alla, Malik Naib, and the amírs and officers of state from the capital, and the royal forces were drawn up over against the rebel army. A fierce fight ensued, but since the disloyal amirs were treading the path of rebellion, they were unable to attain their object. The prince displayed the utmost valour in the battle, and sent many, with his own hand, to hell. The rebels fought with great courage, but were at length compelled to give way, and fled. The victorious prince pursued them for several leagues, and put many to the sword, capturing all their property and effects, their horses, and their arms. He then returned and respectfully saluted the king, who embraced him affectionately, bestowed on him the high title of Ashraf-i-Humayûn, Nizâm-ul-Mulk Bagri, and placed on his body a royal robe of honour, and on his head a royal crown, and the prince of the age, Ashraf-i-Humayûn, Nizâm-ul-Mulk Bahri then obtained leave from the king to depart, and set out for his capital. On his arrival there he busied himself in the management of his kingdom and the administration of justice.
On several occasions after this, Sultan Mahmûd Bahmani was confronted by difficul ties and dangers, and always appealed to the prince for help. Sometimes the prince answered the appeal in person, and after rendering such assistance as was required, returned to his capital, and on other occasions he sent to the king's assistance, with his army, his amirs, such as Zarif-ul-Mulk, the Afghan, and others as will be clea from what has gone before.
VI.-AN ACCOUNT OF THE MARTYRDOM OF MAJLIS-I-A'LA, MANSAB-I-MU'ALLA, MALIK NAIB WASIYY-I-KH 9, AND OF THE OCCURRENCE OF STRIFE AND CONTENTION
BETWEEN THE VICTORIOUS PRINCE, AND THE AMRS OF THE DAKAN. It has already been mentioned that most of the amits of the Dakan were constantly at strife and variance with the prince and with Malik Näib, his tutor and foster-father, to whom was entrusted the regency at the capital of Bidar, and were speaking against them to the king, but, since the prince was under God's special protection, their plots came to nought, and the prince prospered ever the more and more, so that the despair and fear of his enemies increased, until, in A.H. 888 (A.D. 1483),80 when the king with his army had marched
This date is wrong by three years. Malik Näib, Abmad's father, was put to death in 1486. The amira generally were disgusted with his arrogance and complained against him to the king, who was cha fing under the restraint to which he was subjected. The king requested QAsim Barid-ul-Mamalik, Daatar Diner to rid him of Malik Naib, and the latter, becoming aware of the design against his life, fled from Warangal, where the court then was, to the capital, Bidar, and summoned his son Ahmad from Junn Ar to his assistance. The king and the amfrs followed Malik Naib towards Bidar, and Malik Naib, not being strong enough to meet the royal army in the field, prepared to flee to Junnar, carrying with him the contents of the royal treasury. Dilpasand Khân, governor of Bidar, whom Sayyid 'Alf calls Pasand Khan, pretended to be Malik Naib's partisan, but deceitfully dissuaded him from fleeing and sent a secret megsage to the king saying that he was detaining Malik Naib in Bidar and awaited instructions regarding him. The king replied that if Dilpasand Khan was a loyal subject he would send him Malik Naib's head. Dilpasand Khân, at a private interview with Malik Naib, strangled him, cut off his head and sent it to the king. (F. ii, 707, 708.)