[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) › 350.5 # The Book of Akbar 350.5 The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II 350.5 - **Language:** English ### [350.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.350.5) In short Bairām Khān, on account of his own carelessness and the instigation of envious, short-sighted men put aside this honest and able servant, and with his own hand struck with a hatchet the foot of his fortune. As H.M. the Shāhinshāh had made over the whole business of sovereignty to Bairām Khān and was remaining behind a veil and testing the characters of men, he left to God the retribution of this evil deed which had its origin in wicked designs, and in the plenitude of his wisdom said nothing openly, and merely watched the spectacle of the world. Bairām Khān appointed, as vakīl in succession to Pīr Muḥammad Khān, Ḥājī Muḥammad Khān Sīstānī, who was an old servant of his. But though Ḥājī Muḥammad was the nominal holder of the office, the real Vakīl was Shaikh Gadāī who was the Ṣadr. In all political and financial matters Bairām Khān did nothing without consulting him, and the latter being unhinged by the man-throwing wine of the world did not consider the poor and weak. Arrogance, which casts down old fortunes; what then must happen to newly-made ones?—was assumed by him and was the cause of his own fall and of that of his patron. The effects of this were soon seen, as will be related in its place. - [Previous: 350.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.350.4) - [Next: 350.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.350.6) - [Up: 350](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.350) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.350.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.350.5) · Pramāṇa