The Akbarī Generations 93.1

93.1

After the death of Sultan Mahmud, Kawam Khan Langah and Langar Khan, who were the commanders of Sultan Mahmud's army, deserted their king, and joined Mirza Shah Husain Arghun, and having met with a kind reception from him, they subsequently took possession of the different towns of Multan in the name of the Mirza, while the remaining Langah chiefs, confounded at this intelligence, hastened to Multan, and proclaimed the son of Sultan Mahmud as king, under the title of Sultan Shah Husain, and read the khutba in his name — though he was but a child. But he was king only in name, for Shaikh Shuja'u-l Mulk Bukhari, son-in-law of Sultan Mahmud, assuming the office of wazir, secured to himself all the regal power. By the advice of this inexperienced man, they took refuge in the fort, which had scarcely one month's provisions in it; while Mirza Shah Husain, deeming the death of Sultan Mahmud a most convenient opportunity for the conquest of the country, immediately laid siege to the fort.