Indian Antiquary Vol 52

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Stephen Meredyth Edwardes, Krishnaswami Aiyangar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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SEPTEMBER, 19231HISTORY OF THE NIZAM SHAH KINGS OF ALMADNAGAR
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The rebellion having been thus suppressed, Jamal Khan hastened to the house of Farhad Khân and endeavoured to induce him to enter into an agreement with a view to their holding the office of vakil and pishva jointly, but Farhad khân would not accept this proposal and said that Qasim Beg was the man for the office and that they ought to free him from prison and entrust the arlministration of the kingdom to him. When Jamal Khan saw that Farhad Khân would not co-operate with him in the office of vakil and was convinced that he himself could not possibly become vakil without the co-operation and consent of Farhad Khân, he applauded Farhad Khan's resolution, and it was decided that they should both goto court together the next day and give effect to whatever arrangement was best for the kingdom. But when Jainal Khan left Farhad Khân's house he resolved to imprison him.
The next day Jamal Khân brought a body of his troops armed into the fort and stationed a company over the gate with orders to prevent any of Farhad's men from entering the fort with him.
Early in the morning Farhad khân, as had been agreed, set out for the fort, and when he entered the fort he had no more than a few men with him, and as soon as he had made his obeisance to Isma'il Nizam Shah, Jamal Khân placed a guard over him and led the young king forth from the fort in royal state. Without the fort were the troops of Farhad Khân, who were ignorant of what had befallen their leader. They were honoured by being permitted to pay their homage, and some of them received posts in the royal service, while others were promised higher rank and better pay, so that all were drawn by interest towards Jamal Khân.
This faithless gang now forgot all that they owed to Farhad Khan and went over to Jamål Khân and entered his service.
When Jamal Khân had led the young king through the streets and bazars for some time and had given the populace the opportunity of paying their homage to him, he took him back to the fort and again seated him on the throne. He then made Farhad Khan over to a trusty body of his own troops and sent him to the fortress of Rajůri.321
To fill Farhad Khân's place Jamal Khan selected Yaqût, who had belonged to Maulana Inayatullah and was distinguished no loss by valour and courage than by goodness of dis. position and beauty of person, and raised him to the rank of amir and to the command of the army, conferring on him the title of Khudavand Khan. In order to strengthen the friendship between himself and Khudavand Khân he betrothed his daughter to the son of Khudavand Khan and gave a banquet on the occasion which was honoured by the young king's presence, continuing the festivities for several days and extending his hospitality to all, both gentle and simple. He also promoted some of the Dakanis and Africans to the rank of amirs and officers, by this means ingratiating himself with them and ensuring the tenure of all power in the state by these two classes.
Among the amirs who were promoted by Jamal Khân above their fellows was, in the first place, Shah Abû Turâb, the maternal uncle of the young king; then Amjad-ul-Mulk, the Mahdav, who was made amir-ul-umará of Berar. Then came Khan Malik, who was appointed sar-i-naubat, then Nizam . Khân Nîshâbûrî, Sono Khân, Kamil Khan and others, who were promoted to be amirs and officers. Likewise Miyên Aminullah Burhanpuri, who had formerly been in the service of Khudávand Khân of Berar and had been his lieutenant in his civil governorship, received the title of Amîn Khân, the rank of vazir, and a governorship, and I'timâd Khân, the brother of Khattât Khân Daulatabadi, received the appointment of Sar-z-Khail and the other Mahdavis, likewise the friends and assistants of Jamal Khân were appointed to appointments suited to their abilities and to rank suitable to their positions.
321 Perhaps Rahuri, in 19° 24' N. and 74° 40' E.