Muntakhab al-lubab 195.4

195.4

The other insurgents also put a stop to their outrages. Nizamu-l Mulk followed them to the neighbourhood of Ujjain; but when he heard that they had crossed the Nerbadda, he gave up the pursuit and fell back to the pargana of Sahur, near Sironj, in Malwa, intending to return to Court after he had set in order the affairs of that province. While he was thus occupied, important intelligence came from the Dakhin. Mubariz Khan, nazim of the suba of Haidarabad, two years before, at the close of the war with 'Alam 'Ali Khan, came to Nizamu-l Mulk, and made great professions of zeal and devotion. Nizamu-l Mulk took an interest in him, and obtained for him from the Emperor an addition of 2000 to his former 4000, the title of 'Imadu-l Mulk Mubariz Khan Bahadur Hizbar Jang, [and other distinctions for himself and his sons]. Mubariz Khan had served Nizamu-l Mulk faithfully. He now gave out that he had been appointed Subadar of the whole Dakhin, and leaving Haidarabad, he went to take possession of Aurangabad. * * The letters which Nizamu-l Mulk received from Court informed him that his son Ghaziu-d din, whom he had left as his deputy in the office of wazir, had been removed, that I'timadu-d daula Kamru-d din Khan had been appointed wazir, and that under the influence of Koki, bribery had increased.