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estranged many who were otherwise well affected to the Emperor’s per¬ 
son, and had caused them to enter into terms with Qutb-ul-mulk. By 
expatiating on the wazlr’s Sayyad lineage, on his claims for service 
done, and on his bravery in the field, they found reasons for holding that 
right was on his side. I‘tiqad Khan’s sudden rise, which was without 
apparent justification, rankled like a thorn in their hearts. Farrukh- 
siyar paid no heed to this discontent, but continued to support Ptiqad 
Khan, whose counsels he received as equivalent to a revelation from on 
high, nor could he bear the man to be away from him for a moment. 
At the annual rejoicing for the defeat of Jahandar Shah, 15th Zu,l 
Hijjah 1130 H. (8th November, 1718), Qutb-ul-mulk did not attend. l 
Section 31.— Husain ‘Ali KhIn’s Start from the Dakhin. 
On the 1st Muharram 1131 H. (23rd November, 1718) an official 
report reached the Court that in the previous month Husain ‘All Khan 
had started from Aurangabad. On the 22nd Muharram (14th Decem¬ 
ber, 1718) he left Burhanpur, and IJjjain on the 4th Safar (26th 
December, J718), continuing his route via Mandeshwar. 2 * Before 
this time he had put forward a pretext that the Dakhin climate did not 
agree with him, and had asked to be recalled. Farrukhsiyar said he 
might try a change to Ahmadabad, and if he did not recover, he might 
then return to Hindustan. About this time Husain ‘AH Khan also 
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reported that Mu‘in-ud-din, s a reputed son of Prince Akbar, the rebel 
son of ‘Alamglr, had been captured by Rajah Sahu, the Mahrattah, and 
made over to him, on the condition that he obtained the release of the 
Rajah’s mother and brother, who had been prisoners since the year 
1101 H. (15th Muharram 1101 H., 28th October, 1689) and were still at 
Dihli. Farrukhsiyar ordered the Bakhshi to send the pretended prince 
to Dihli. 4 
Compliance with this order did not fall in with Husain All Khan’s 
plans; for his brother’s, Qutb-ul-mulk’s, letter had already warned him 
that his presence was necessary at Court. He had already made up his 
mind to return to Hindustan, and the fiction of having found a son of 
Prince Akbar was only part of this design, and in fact a mere excuse. 
1 Kamwar Khan, 18B, 184, Mirza Muhammad, 410. 
2 Mandeshwar, Thornton, 645, now in Sindiah’s dominions, Lat. 24' 1', Long. 
75° 9'. 
S ‘ Ahical-i-Jchawaqin , lb. 127a, refers to the pretended prince as Jawan Bakht, who 
had come to the Karnatak from Iran when Prince Akbar died. Yahya Kian, 124a, 
says he was called a son of Kam Bakhsh. 
4 Kamwar Khan. Shin Das, 20a, Khafi Khan, II., 793, 795. 
