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pretext to perfidiously destroy them, when there. They 
became therefore ill-disposed and thought of revolt. 
During the interval, when the Sultan was in the Capital, 
and thence had been to Sargdwari, four revolts were quickly 
put down, and Sultan Muhammad won victory over the rebels. 
The first revolt was by Nizam Ma’in, a bhang-eating manikin of 
mean origin, who had obtained the fief of Karra for several 
lakh of tankas, by bragging and talking vain-gloriously. He 
left for his headquarters, tried his best, but since he had no 
means, men or position in society, he could not get any benefit 
out of his muqati‘a (fief), and could not realize a tithe of what 
he had executed a Bond (khat)! for. He bought a few slaves, 
clandestine! y, gathered a few bhang-eating paiks, and with 
these raised the standard of revolt, took Chatr (roval umbrella) 
and proclaimed himself king, under the title of Sultan ‘Alau’d- 
Din. When the news reached the Capital and before an army 
from Dibli was told off, Aynu’l-Mulk with his brothers marched 
from Oudh with troops, arrived at Karra and suppressed him. 
Nizam Ma‘in was flayed and sent to the Sultan at the Capital. 
Such was the signal service rendered by ‘Aynu'l-Mulk, before 
any order from the Sultan was received. The Shaykhzada of 
Bistam, who was the husband of Sultan Muhammad’s sister, 
was nominated to Karra as holder of the fief, but he failed to- 
otal and apprehend the rebels, who had supported Nizam 
Ma‘in. 
T need not dilate on the second revolt of Shihab Sultani 
entitled Nusrat Khan, at Bidar who had given Khatt-1-qabuli,? 
(oras is commonly called gabuliyat) for a large sum, but could not 
realize it ; and the third revolt aftera while of ‘Ali Shah sister’s 
son of Zafar Khan ‘Ala’i (ennobled by Sultan ‘Alau’d-Din 
at the same Bidar and at Gulbargah. Both these risings were 
put down by Qutlugh Khan whom the Sultan had sent for the 
purpose. The fourth revolt, which took place at that time, 
was the revolt of ‘Aynu’l-Mulk and his brothers at Sargdwari. 
Although ‘Aynu’]-Mulk was an old favourite and esteemed 
courtier of Sultan Muhammad, yet he was always apprehensive 
Z d stayed a few miles 
of Sargdwari. One night suddenly ‘Aynu’!-Malk rushed forth 

| Khat or Khatt means a letter or a document. In Registration 
oftices and Courts of Bengal a simple Money Bond is still called a cc art 
Khatti-Qab6li was what we call a Qabiliyat or Lease executed by 
a tenant. 2 Vide the above note }. 
