Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 42.15.4

42.15.4

and Shah-coly, a favourite servant of Soltan Muazzem's, who used often to resort to Sekender-shah within the city of Bidja-p8r, was seized as he was coming back to camp, and arrested, and then sent to the Emperor. That Prince at first spoke to him mildly, and exhorted him to give a full information of whatever he knew, as the safety of the State was interested in it; the other denied that there was any criminality in his case. Orders being given to torment him, he was scourged, and in the middle of that torment, he promised to disclose every thing he knew; and he, accordingly, accused not only the Prince, but also numbers of other persons, who, he said, were equally privy to his designs. Some of these were Momin-qhan, the second astrologer, Mahmed-sadyc-qhan, Bendrabun, Divan to the Prince, and Seyd-abdollah of Barr. The Emperor, on this deposition, sent for Soltan Muazzem to Court, and complained much of the ungenerousness and folly of his conduct. The Prince was confounded and speechless; he then denied Shah-coly to be in his service; but the assertion answered no purpose. And Seyd-abdollah, after all the heroical feats of valor and conduct he had exhibited heretofore at Haider-abad, and of late at Bidja-p8r, was disgraced and confined, with many others. Soltan Muazzem was neither disgraced, nor had any of his offices or revenues taken from him; but he was neglected, and fell into contempt.