The Institutes of Akbar 357: 126. Khwajah Ghiasuddin [’Ali Khan, Açaf Khan II.] of Qazwin.

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He is not to be confounded with Mir Ghiasuddin ‘Ali Khan (No. 161). For his genealogy, vide p. 368. The family traced its descent to the renowned saint Shaikh Shihabuddin Suhrawardi, a descendant of Abu Bakr, the Khalifah.
Khwajah Ghias was a man of learning. On his arrival from Persia in India, he was made a Bakhshi by Akbar. In 981, he distinguished himself in the Gujrati war, and received the title of Açaf Khan. He was also made Bakhshi of Gujrat, and served as such under M. ’Aziz Kokah (No. 21). In the 21st year, he was ordered to go with several other Amirs to Idar, ‘to clear this dependency of Gujrat of the rubbish of rebellion.’ The expedition was directed against the Zamindar Narain Das Rat’hor. In the fight which ensued, the van of the Imperialists gave way, and Muqim i Naqshbandi, the leader, was killed. The day was almost lost, when Açaf, with the troops of the wings, pressed forward and routed the enemies.
In the 23rd year, Akbar sent him to Malwah and Gujrat, to arrange with Shihab Khan (No. 26) regarding the introduction of the Dagh (pp. 242, 256).
He died in Gujrat in 989.
Mirza Nuruddin, his son. After the capture of Khusrau, (p. 414) Jahangir made Açaf Khan III. (No. 98), Nuruddin’s uncle, responsible for his safety. Nuruddin who was an adherent of the Prince, found thus means to visit Khusrau, and told him that at the first opportunity he would let him escape. But soon after, Khusrau was placed under the charge of I’tibar Khan, one of Jahangir’s eunuchs, and Nuruddin had to alter his plans. He bribed a Hindu, who had access to Khusrau, and sent the Prince a list of the names of such grandees as favoured his cause. In four or six months, the number had increased to about 400, and arrangements were made to murder Jahangir on the road. But it happened that one of the conspirators got offended, and revealed the plot to Khwajah Waisi, Diwan of Prince Khurram, who at once reported matters to his august father. Nuruddin and Muhammad Sharif, son of I’timaduddaulah, and several others were impaled. The paper containing the list of names was also brought up; but Jahangir, at the request of Khan Jahan Lodi, threw it into the fire without having read it; "else many others would have been killed."