The Institutes of Akbar 272.6

272.6

Mirza Ghazi Beg, son of M. Jani Beg. At the death of his father, he was only 17 years old; and though not at Court, Akbar conferred Sindh on him. He was opposed by Mirza ’Isa Tarkhan, son of Mirza Jan Baba (brother of M. Muhammad Baqi, grandfather of M. Jani Beg); but Khusrau Khan Charkas, an old servant of the Arghuns and Vakil of his father, espoused his cause, and M. ’Isa Tarkhan fled from Sindh. The army which M. Ghazi Beg and Khusrau Khan had at their disposal, seems to have made them inclined to rebel against Akbar; but the Emperor sent promptly Sa’id Khan (No. 25) and his son Sa’dullah to Bhakkar, and M. Ghazi Beg came to Court, and was confirmed in the government of Sindh. After the accession of Jahangir, M. Ghazi Beg received Multan in addition to Sindh, was made a Commander of Seven Thousand, and was sent to relieve Qandahar (Tuzuk p. 33, 72, 109), which had been besieged by Husain Khan Shamlu, the Persian Governor of Harat. He also received the title of Farzand (son). Shah ’Abbas of Persia often tried to win him over, and sent him several khil'ats. He died suddenly at the age of twenty-five in 1018, the word Ghází being the Táríkh of his death. Suspicion attaches to Lutfullah, his Vakíl and son of Khusrau Khan Chirgis, who appears to have been treated unkindly. M. Ghazi does not appear to have had children.