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Safar (30th January, 1717) he was at Narelah, and there ‘Inayatullah 
Khan, Kashmiri, formerly Dhvan of the Khalisah, was received on his 
return from pilgrimage to Makkah, where he had gone early in the 
reign, on his own removal from office and the execution of his son, Sa‘d- 
ullah Khan. Farrukhsiyar was now of opinion that it had been a 
mistake to remove all the old officials, and that they would have furnish¬ 
ed a useful counterpoise to the overwhelming influence of the Sayyads. 
‘Inayatullah Khan’s return was, therefore, very welcome. He was 
received into favour, and the disparaging remarks, entered in the official 
history of the reign in regard to his son, were expunged by the Emperor’s 
own hand. 1 On the 27th Safar (9th February, 1717) Farrukhsiyar was 
at Koedali, and from the 7th to the 13th Rabi‘ I, (18th to 23rd Feb¬ 
ruary) near Sonpat. He marched to Siuli on the 26tli of that month 
(9th March, 1717), to Narelah on the 1st Rabi‘ II, back to Agharabad 
on the 3rd, finally re-entering the palace on the 29th of that month 
(11th April). 1’tisam Khan, a protege of Khan Dauran’s, had just 
resigned the office of Diwan, worn out with his struggles against undue 
influence. The next day ‘Inayatullah Khan was given the rank of 
4,000, 3,000 horse, and appointed to be Dhvan of the Khalisah and the 
Tan , also to be Governor of Kashmir, the latter appointment to be 
exercised by deputy. 2 
‘Inayatullah Khan’s appointment was displeasing to Qutb-ul-mulk, 
who recollected his harsh behaviour to Asad Khan in ‘Alamgir’s reign. 
But Ikhlas Khan, then on very intimate terms with the minister 
intervened and effected a reconciliation. Tnayatullah Khan undertook 
to do nothing without the knowledge and consent of Qutb-ul-mulk, and 
to make no appointments independent of him. On the other hand, it 
was stipulated that Ratn Cand should not interfere with the work of 
the Khalisah Office; and as Qutb-ul-mulk was naturally indolent and 
fond of pleasure, being furthermore discouraged by the Emperor’s 
conduct, four or five months would sometimes elapse before he attended 
at his public office to sign papers, business remaining meanwhile at a 
standstill. A promise was now made by him that he would come to the 
office in the palace once or twice a week. For a time the compact was 
observed, but events soon came to pass which put an end to the 
truce. s 
First of all, much to the disgust of Ratn Cand and the other 
Hindu officials, the jizyah , or poll-tax on non-Mahomedans, was 
1 For ‘Inayatullah Khan, see Ma,asir-ul-umara , II, 828. 
2 Khafi Khan, II, 773, Kaniwar Khan, 171. 
S Khafi Khan, II, 774. 
