314 
W. Irvine —The Later Muahals. [No. 4, 
After Sarbuland Khan and Samsam-ul-daulah had been entrusted 
with the task of assuaging the anger of Qutb-ul-mulk, they succeeded 
by smooth speeches and plausible arguments in bringing him, to some 
extent, into a more reasonable frame of mind. He agreed to appear 
once more in darbar. It was faithfully promised that there should 
never again be anything to disturb his mind, or arouse differences of 
opinion. Rajah Ajib Singh having also absented himself, the wazir 
advised that he also should be conciliated, and that they should be 
brought to darbar together. This was accordingly done and the Rajah 
propitiated. On the 26th Shawwal, 1130 H. (21st September, 1718), 
Rajah Ajlt Singh repaired to the wazir s house. Sarbuland Khan and 
Samsam-ud-daulah came on behalf of His Majesty, and requested that 
the two nobles might mount and set out. The two envoys, mounted on 
one elephant, preceded them to the palace. Qutb-ul-mulk and Rajah 
Ajit Singh followed, riding upon one elephant. Speeches full of ap¬ 
parent peace and goodwill were interchanged, outwardly all cause of 
quarrel between the parties had been removed, and at the wazir s request 
the country of Bikaner was conferred upon the Rajah. But acute 
observers likened the situation to the well-known description of an 
hour-glass: 
“ They are joined together like an hour-glass, 
Hearts full of dust and faces all clear.” 1 
Section 28.— Nizam-ul-mulk is Summoned. 
Samsam-ud-daulah was suspected of treachery, I‘tiqad Khan’s talk 
came to nothing, Sarbuland Khan had become lukewarm, Ajlt Singh, 
false to his salt, had gone over to Qutb-ul-mulk ! Who was there left? 
Farrukhsiyar thought now of Nizam-ul-mulk, then faujdar of Murada- 
bad, 8 and sent a Jarman recalling him to Court, in the hope that from 
him deliverance might come. Nizam-ul-mulk crossed the Jamnah to¬ 
wards the end of Shawwal and camped near Khizrabad. 5 Nawab Sadat 
Khan, father-in-law of the Emperor, went out to meet him (29th Shaw¬ 
wal 1130 H., 24th September, 1728) and escorted him to the presence 
Farrukhsiyar now made overtures to Nizam-ul-mulk. But at the same 
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I Shiu Das. 19a. 
Cun shlshah-i-sd l at and, panvastah ha-ham , 
Dxlhd hamah pur-i- gh abdr. wa riihd hamah saf. 
Qhabdr, literally, “dust,” metaphorically, “ill-will, vexation.” Mirza Muham¬ 
mad, 392, Kamwar Khan, 181-2. 
8 For his appointment to Muradabad see back, Section 21. 
8 Kamwar Khan says the camp was near the ‘Idgah. The two places are not 
very far apart. 
