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with orders to bring the Mirza to the presence ; some of the nobles 

 expressed a desire to rebel against the Padshah's authority, and only 

 regretted their want of means to assemble a force for that purpose. 

 Ghazee Begs prudence, however, silenced their ambitious projects, 

 Proceeds to Agra and before the arrival of Syud Khan, he started 

 for Agra, and met the latter at Buhker, from whence they proceeded 

 together, and arrived at Agra in the year 1013 h., 1604 a. d. 



Mirza Ghazee was honoured* and treated with the same consider- 

 ation which marked his father's stay at the royal court. The country 

 of Sindh was declared to be ajahgeer, and bestowed upon him. On 

 the accession of Shah Jahangir, 1014 h. 1605 a. d. the government 

 of the country of Kandahar, part of Mooltan, and the fort of Sehwan 

 Additional power. were added to his authority, with additional rank. 

 The affairs of Kandahar requiring his attention, he proceeded to that 

 Repairs to Kanda- country, appointing Khusroo Khan, governor of 



• Tattah during his absence. This man appropriated 



the revenues to his private purposes, which being reported to Ghazee 

 Beg, he sent Hindoo Khan to supersede him, and to take the manage- 

 ment of affairs in his stead. Mirza Ghazee in the very height of 



his fame and prosperity was murdered by a slave 

 Is murdered J 021 

 h. 1612 a. d. of his own household, named Abool Lutteef, in the 



year 1021 h. 1612 a. d. He left a great name behind him for gene- 

 rosity and bravery, and in his praise, is the following couplet : — 

 " Alas ! a rose has been scattered by a slave." 

 It is reported of him that he gave all his money to his subjects, and 



although he had the revenues of Sindh, Kandahar 

 His generosity. 9 



and part of Mooltan, he was always poor. His mi- 

 nister of finance once represented to him that his accounts, which 

 had not been inspected for six months, were in confusion, and that 

 he had not the means of providing for the Mirzds household expen- 

 ces. Ghazee Beg tore the paper which was presented in pieces, say- 

 ing : " that for himself God would provide him with food ; but the 

 public money was alone the property of the subject." 



* Jahangir even asked him his advice as to the measures he might pursue with 

 his son Khusroo, then in rebellion; this is mentioned as a proof of the esteem in which 

 the Emperor held him. 



