160 W. Irvine— Later Mughals (1707-1803). [No, 2, 
CHAPTER III. 
Jahandar Shah. 
1. NEW APPOINTMENTS. 
All his rivals having been removed, Jahandar Shah proceeded at 
once to carry out his formal enthronement and’ proclamation as 
sovereign of Hindustan, Tents were erected on the battle-field outside 
Lahor, and on the 2ist Safar 1124 H. (29th March, 1712), the day 
after the defeat of Rafi‘u-sh-shan, the usual ceremonies were observed. 
Jahandar Shah was at the time fifty-two (lunar) years of age. His 
titles were Abu-l-fath, Muhammad Mu‘izzu-d-din, Jahandar Shah. 
The usual re-distribution of the great offices of the State followed 
the coronation.2 Asad Khan remained, as during the reign of Bahadur 
Shah, wakil-t-mutlag or Vice-gerent. His son, Zu-l-fiqar Khan, Nasrat 
Jang, became chief minister, with the rank of 8,000 zat and a gift of a 
large sum of money. ‘Ali Murad, Kokaltash Khan, who had been 
long in Jahandar Shah’s service, was given the title of Khan Jahan, and 
appointed to be first Bakhshi. The office of Diwan of the Tan, or assigned 
land revenue, was conferred on Ikhlas Khan in addition to his former 
office of Dardghah of the ‘Arzg Mukarrar ; while Sabha Cand, secretary to 
Zu-1l-fiqgar Khan was made a Rajah and entrusted with the post of Diwan 
of the public revenues or Kh@lisah-i-Sharifah. Hidayat-ullah Khan 
(known as Wazarat Khan in the last year of Bahadur Shah) was created 
Sa‘d-ullah Khan and made Khansaéman or Lord High Steward. Saiyad 
Raji Muhammad Khan, a Gardézi of Manikpur, sibah Allahabad, who 
had acquired great credit by blowing up Jahan Shah’s powder maga- 
zines, became Mir-atash, or commander of artillery. Khwajah Husain, 
who had married the sister of Kokaltash Khan’s wife, was made Khan 
Daurin, and 2nd Bakhshi; while Muhammad Mah, Zafar Khan, brother 
of the said Kokaltash Khan, became A‘zam Khan with the governorship of 
Agrah. Lutfullah Khan, Sadiq, Panipati, who had been one of Jahan 
Shah’s chief advisers, but early deserted him and obtained pardon by a 
large bribe (said to have been thirty lakhs of rupees), was now made Diwan 
to the new Hmperor’s eldest son, A‘zzu-d-din. ‘Inayat-ullah Khan, 
Kashmiri, was sent off to the sibah of Kashmir, which he already held, 
and Zabardast Khan (with the new title of ‘Ali Mardan Khan) was 
appointed to Lahor.® 
Note A. 
I give here the new appointments as they appear in the Dutch 
diary (Valentyn, LV, 295), after amending and modernizing the spelling 
1 Nuru-d-din, 66. 2 See also Note A, at the end of this section. 
8 Warid, 79; Mbd. Qasim, Lahéri, 63; Kamwar Khan, 117; and B, M., No. 1690. 
