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to his destruction. These intrigues had not remained altogether com- 
cealed from Husain ‘All Khan, and in the most secret manner he com?- 
municated his suspicions to his brother. He wrote, we are told, that 
on his brother’s leaving the camp it was clear, from the Prince’s talk 
and the nature of his acts, that he was a man who paid no regard to 
claims for service performed, one void of faith, a breaker of his word, 
and altogether without shame. Thus it was necessary for them to aet 
in their own interests without regard to the plans of the new sovereign. 
If Husain ’ Ali Khan really wrote these words, at such an early stage of 
his acquaintance with Farrukhsiyar, it proves him to have possessed 
wonderful penetration and great insight into character. The remainder 
pf our story yields abundant evidence of the fact that the character of 
Farrukhsiyar could hardly be delineated with greater accuracy than in 
the above words. Acting on his brother’s hint, ‘Abdallah Khan, as a 
precaution, assumed possession of the house lately occupied by Kokaltash 
Khan. Jahandar Shah’s foster-brother, and with it all the cash and pro¬ 
perty contained therein. 
For a couple of weeks after Farrukhsiyar’s entry into Dihli, the 
appearance of amity was preserved. But the weapons of discord 
lay in abundance ready to hand. The disputes that now began raged 
round two things: The nominations to office, and the appropriation of 
the confiscated wealth of the Jahandar Shahi nobles. A third lever 
for persuading Farrukhsiyar to get rid of the two Sayyads was found 
in his superstitious fears. ' ' 
When ‘Abdullah Khan reached Dillii in advance of the Emperor, 
he took upon himself to promise the post of JDiwcln of the Khalisak , or 
Exchequer Office, to Lutfullah Khan, Sadiq, and that of Sadr-us-gfuduYi 
or Head of the Religious Endowments, to the former holder, Sayyad 
Amjad Khan. 1 On the march from Agrah, Farrukhsiyar gave these 
offices to his own followers; Chhabilah Ram, Nagar, receiving the 
Diwanl of the Khalisdh , 2 and Afzal Khan, who had taught Farrukhsiyar 
to read the Quran, being made Sadr. Over these conflicting orders a 
quarrel broke out directly the Emperor reached Dihli. ‘Abdullah 
Khan. Qutb-ul-Mulk, fell into a passion, and said that if his very first 
exercise of power was contested, what was the object of being wazir ? 
Mir Jumlah and other favourites did their best to inflame the wound by 
remarking that when a sovereign deputed power to a minister, it was for 
1 Amjad Kh an’s original name was Bu ’Ali; he was Ba khsh i and Waqi’ah 
Nigar of Dihli at the time of ‘Alamgir’s death and was made Sadr by Bahadur 
Shah.—Khushha] Cand, 376a. 
2 Chhabilah Ram’s appointment was made on the 17th Z&,1 Hijjah, Kainwar 
Khan. 127. 
