1847.] Some account of the (( Kahin Musjeed" 585 



This officer, who was subsequently raised to the dignity of Wazeer of 

 the empire, died A. H. 774, (A. D. 1356,) in the 22d of the reign of 

 Feeroz, and was succeeded in his titles and office by his son, (whose 

 name was Jonah Shah, according to the inscription, though that fact 

 is not mentioned by the historian.)* In A. H. 787, the 13th of his 

 Weezarut, and the 35th of his master's reign, it is said that age and 

 infirmity began to press hard upon Feeroz. "Jehan, the Wuzeer 

 having the sole management of affairs, became very powerful in the 

 empire. The emperor was so much under his direction, m all things, 

 that he had the effrontery falsely to accuse Mahomed, the King's son, 

 of a design against his father's life, in conjunction with several omrahs. 

 He brought the old man firmly to credit this accusation, and obtained 

 his authority to secure the supposed conspiraters." * * * '* A party 

 was sent to seize the Prince, who having previous intelligence of the 

 design against him, began to provide for his security, placing guards, and 

 fortifying himself in his palace. In this situation he remained shut up 

 for some days ; and at last, having obtained leave for his wife to visit 

 the King's Zenana, he put on his armour, went into the close chair, and 

 was carried into the Seraglio. When he discovered himself in that 

 dress, the frightened women ran screaming into the emperor's apart- 

 ment, and told him that the prince had come in armour with a 

 treasonable design. The Prince having followed them, presented 

 himself to his father, and falling at his feet, told him, with 

 great emotion, that the suspicions he had entertained of him 

 were worse than death itself. That he came, therefore, to receive 

 it from his own hands. But first he begged leave to inform him, 

 that he was perfectly innocent of the villainous charge which the 

 Wuzeer had purposely contrived to pave his own way to the throne. 

 Feeroz, sensible of his son's sincerity, clasped him in his arms, 

 and weeping, told him he had been deceived, and therefore desir- 

 ed him to proceed, as his judgment should direct him against the 

 traitor. Mahomed, upon this, went out from the presence and 

 ordered 12,000 horse to be in readiness. With this body he surrounded 

 the Wuzeer' s house that night, who upon hearing of the prince's 

 approach, put Ziffer (governor of Mahoba, lately imprisoned on the 



* It is however in the Tabakat Akbarec, as willbe seen in the extract translated lq 

 Major Lol'tie. We find that Ferishta himself also calls him Junah Shah, p. 266. 



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