536 = Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [November, 1908. 
9. Arracks ON MuHnAamMAD Amin KHAN. 
One of the Sayyids’ main difficulties was the strength of the 
Mughal element in aes ownarmy. They did not know what to 
do with Muhammad n Khan, cousin of Nizam-ul-mulk and 
head of the Mughal sien At one time they thought of er 
ing him behind, = another of taking him with them. By so 
accounts they tried to poison him owever much Afahenttind 
Amin Khan may Five rejoiced inwar ardly at the troubles now accu- 
mulating on the luckless Sayyids’ heads, he continued to attend 
their darbars, and spoke there freely of the wickedness of Nizam- 
ul-mulk’s conduct.} 
t is said Muhammad Amin Khan had taken the ed Ried 
part for fear of losing - a greet wealth. He also had a very high 
ble 
The e Sayyid em “* What power has he to fight Gana me | 
‘“* And at the worst, I shall easily escape from his clutches.” 
Mu ha mmad Amin Khan carried at once to Husain ‘Ali Khan 
off his ard, might give him - chance of plunging a dagger into 
him, But Husain ‘Ali Khan was suspicious of his covetous 
Mongol eyes. In spite of this, Muhammad Amin Khan continued 
assiduous in his attendance. Those who prided themselves on 
their strength of understanding said, over and over again, that 
he was at the root of all the trouble and the real cause of 
khsiyar’s deposition. ‘The truth or falsehood of this rests 
‘‘on the relater! The author iy record the essential facts, 
‘‘ though his enemies may taunt him. If he should turn evil into 
« good, the whole story would eee faulty, but only the ug 
of all hidden things can reveal the true kernel of the matter.” 
rid themselves of this ‘“ old wolf,” also of ‘Abd-us-samad Khan, 
governor of Lahor, another strong pillar of the Mughal: faction, 
and connected by marriage with Muhammad Amin a 
‘Abd-us-samad Khan they intended to exile to Balkh or Bukhara. 
darbar. They raised a guages which was not allayed until 
they saw their general come forth unmoleste e was spared 
grea 
weight —, both brothers, but more especially with Husain 
‘Ali Khan. Ikhlas Khan argued that his removal would stir up a 
spirit of soos among a set of men who were not easy to 
appease. The clan of which he was the head was a large one, 
and if this ‘‘ wasps’ nest ” was disturbed, there would be no one 
1 Baydn-i-waq‘i (Mba. Karim), 319, Khafi Khan, IT, 882, Shia Das, 45¢, 
2 Ahwal-ul-khawaqin, 1465. 

