The Institutes of Akbar 294.3

294.3

I’t. was thus again at the head of the government; but the Amírs parcelled out the country among themselves, so that each was almost independent. The consequence was, that incessant feuds broke out among them. I’t. himself was involved in a war with Chingiz Khán, son of ’Imádul Mulk, a Turkish slave. Chingiz maintained that Sultán Muzaffar, if genuine, should be the head of the state; and as he was strengthened by the rebellious Mírzás, to whom he had afforded protection against Akbar, I’t. saw no chance of opposing him, left the Sultán, and went to Dungarpur. Two nobles, Alif Khán and Jhujhár Khán, took Sultán Muzaffar to him, went to Chingiz in Ahmadábád, and killed him (Chingiz) soon after. The Mírzás seeing how distracted the country was, took possession of Bahronch and Súrat. The general confusion only increased, when Sultán Muzaffar fled one day to Sher Khán Fúládí and his party, and I’t. retaliated by informing Sher Khán that Nat’hū was no prince at all. But Sher Khán’s party attributed this to I’t.’s malice, and besieged him in Ahmadábád. I’t. then fled to the Mírzás, and soon after to Akbar, whose attention he drew to the wretched state of Gujrát.