The Institutes of Akbar 328.1

328.1

His father Mirza Badi’uzzaman was the son of Agha Mulla Dawatdar of Qazwin (vide p. 369). M. Badi’, during the reign of Shah Tahmasp, had been vazir of Kashan, and Ja’far had also been introduced at the Persian Court. In the 22nd year of Akbar’s reign (985), Ja’far Beg came to India, and was presented to Akbar by his uncle M. Ghiasuddin ’Ali Asaf Khan II. (No. 126), on his return from the Idar expedition. The new Dagh law having then been introduced (vide p. 242), Akbar made Ja’far a Commander of Twenty (Bisti) and attached him to the Dakhilis (p. 232) of his uncle. According to Badaoni (III., 216) people attributed this minimum of royal favour ‘to the malice of Ja’far’s uncle.’ The post was so low, that Ja’far threw it up in disgust, and went to Bengal, to which province Muzaffar Khan (No. 37) had just been appointed governor. He was with him, when the Bengal military revolt broke out, and fell together with Shamsuddin i Khafi (No. 159) into the hands of the rebels. Ja’far and Shams found means to escape, the former chiefly through his winning manners. On arriving at Fathpur, Ja’far met with a better reception than before, was in a short time made a Commander of Two Thousand, and got the title of Asaf Khan. He was also appointed Mir Bakhshi, vice Qazi ’Ali. In his first expedition, against the Rana of Udaipur, Asaf was successful. In the 32nd year, he was appointed Thanahdar of Sawad (Swat), vice Ismail Quli Khan, who had been reprimanded (p.