[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Mughals (1526–1857)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal) › [Akbar (1556–1605)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar) › [Akbarnāma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama) › [The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge) › 233 # The Book of Akbar 233: CHAPTER XL. The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II 233 - **Language:** English ### [233](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.233) Among the occurrences of this year was the killing of Khwaja Sultan Muhammad Rashidi who held the office of Vizier. The short history of this event is as follows: Khwaja Mu'azzam in conjunction with sundry vagabonds, whose brains were ruined, adopted some bigoted phrases of the religious views of some heretical, worthless fools who had no power of reflection in their natures, and were entangled in wordy wranglings, whose nostrils took in naught of the fragrance of truth and justice and in the tree of whose understanding there was no fruit produced by the flowers of knowledge, and having conceived faithless bigotry to be faith he came into the quarters of the Khwaja on the night of 21st Ramazan, 16th November, 1546, just as the day's fasting was over, and broke his fast by giving him of the water of the sword of ignorance for his final draught. Then fearing the wrath of the king, which is typical of Divine chastisement, he took to flight. When this news came to the ears of his Majesty he sent men to seize him and his companions, and a strict order was despatched to the authorities in Kabul, which was the residence of those ill-starred ones. Muhammad 'Ali Taghai, Fazil Beg and others, who were in the service of his Majesty the Shahinshah, and were managing the affairs of Kabul, on receiving the command seized Khwaja Mu'azzam and his companions and imprisoned them. When there appeared at Shakhdan signs of convalescence in the burning frame (mizaj-i-wahhaj) of his Majesty Jahanbani he seated himself in the guarded litter of the Divine favour and proceeded towards Qil'a Zafar. Maulana Bayazid who was an eminent physician and had been nominated as tutor to his Majesty the Shahinshah, and whose grandfather had been in the service of that Alexander and Aristotle (Sikandar-Makānī Aristo-Nishānī) Mīrzā Ulugh Beg, and had been distinguished among all the mathematical observers, performed excellent service during this illness. When his Majesty reached Qil'a Zafar he soon recovered his health, and his equilibrium was restored. By the completion of the recovery of his Majesty Jahānbānī joy and delight came into the hands of the desires of mortals. In accordance with orders a grass house was built and he often distributed justice and happiness therefrom. From it Sherafkan, the son of Qūc Beg, received investiture of Kahmard, Zuhāk and Bāmīān. And from excess of kindness his Majesty announced that when the army arrived at Kābul he would add Ghorband to his fiefs. His Majesty took the pleasure of tasqāwal—hunting which in the Badakhshān language is called shikār-i-nihilam. - [Previous: 232](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.232) - [Next: 234](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.234) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.233](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.233) · Pramāṇa