The Institutes of Akbar 230: 9. Mirza Rustam.

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He is the younger, but more talented brother of the preceding. As the revenue of Dáwar was insufficient for him and his two younger brothers, he made war on Malik Mahmúd, ruler of Sístán. Muzaffar Husain assisted him at first, but having married Malik Mahmúd’s daughter, he turned against Rustam. This caused a rupture between the brothers. Assisted by Lallah (guardian) Hamzah Beg, M. Rustam invaded Qandahár, but without result. During the invasion of the Uzbaks into Khurásán, he conquered the town of Faráh, and bravely held his own. Some time after, he again attacked Malik Mahmúd. The latter wished to settle matters amicably. During an interview, Rustam seized him, and killed him, when Jaláluddín, Mahmúd’s son, took up arms. Rustam was defeated, and hearing that his brother Muzaffar had occupied Dáwar, he quickly took the town of Qalát. Being once absent on a hunting expedition, he nearly lost the town, and though he took revenge on the conspirators who had also killed his mother, he felt himself so insecure, that he resolved to join Akbar. Accompanied by his brother, Sanjar Mírzá, and his own four sons Murád, Sháhrukh, Hasan, and Ibráhím, he went in 1001 to India. Akbar made him a Panjhazárí, and gave him Multán as jágír, “which is more than Qandahár.” His inferiors being too oppressive, Akbar, in 1003, wished to give him Chítor, but recalled him from Sarhind, gave him Pat’hán as tuyúl, and sent him, together with Ásaf Khán against Rájah Bású. But as both did not get on well together, Akbar called M. Rustam to court, appointing Jagat Singh, son of Rájah Mán Singh, in his stead. In 1006, M. Rustam got Raisín as jágír. He then served under Prince Dányál in the Dak’hin. In 1021, Jahángír appointed him Governor of T’hat’hah, but recalled him as he ill-treated the Arghúns. After the marriage of his daughter with Prince Parwíz, Jahángír made him Shashhazárí, and appointed him Governor of Allahábád. He held the fort against ‘Abdullah Khán whom Sháhjahán, after taking possession of Bengal and Bihár, had sent against Allahábád, and forced ‘Abdullah to retire to Jhosí. In the 21st year, he was appointed Governor of Bihár, but was pensioned off as too old by Sháhjahán at 120,000 Rs. per annum, and retired to Agrah. In the sixth year, M. Rustam married his daughter to Prince Dárá Shikoh. He died, in 1051, at Agrah, 72 years old.
As a poet he is known under the takhallus of Fida'i. He was a man of the world and understood the spirit of the age. All his sons held subsequently posts of distinction. His first son Murad got from Jahangir the title of Iltifat Khan. He was married to a daughter of ’Abdurrahim Khan Khanan. Murad’s son, Mirza Mukram Khan, also distinguished himself; he died in 1080.
His third son Mirza Hasan Cafawi, a Hazar o pansadi under Jahangir, was Governor of Kuch; died 1059. Hasan’s son, Mirza Cafshikan, was Faujdar of Jessore in Bengal, retired, and died in 1073. Cafshikan’s son, Sa'ifuddin i Cafawi, accepted the title of Khan under Aurangzeb.