Tarikh-i ʿAlamgir-i Thani 1.1

1.1

[Time in its changeful tortuous course is always bringing forth some fresh event, and new flowers are every day blooming in the garden of the world. In these days events have come to pass such as have never entered into the mind of man, and of these it is the writer's intention to give a brief relation. Ahmad Shah, son of Muhammad Shah, succeeded to the throne of Hindustan, and reigned for six years three months and nine days. He gave himself up to useless pursuits, to pleasure and enjoyment, and his reign was brought to an end by the enmity which he showed to Nizamu-l Mulk Asaf Jah (Ghaziu-d din Khan), at the instigation of his wazir the Khan-khanan and his mother Udham Bai. He was succeeded by Muhammad 'Azizu-d din, son of Mu'izzu-d din Jahandar Shah, son of Shah 'Alam Bahadur Shah, son of Muhammad Aurangzeb 'Alamgir. Ghaziu-d din Khan, being embittered against Ahmad Shah, desired to remove him, and to raise to the throne some other of the royal race who would rule under his guidance. After the defeat at Sikandra, Ahmad Shah fled into the citadel of Shah-Jahanabad. Nawab Malika-i Zamani (Queen dowager), Nazir Roz-afzun Khan, and other people of the palace, were at Sikandra, and the Queen dowager and the Nazir conspired together to raise Muhammad 'Azizu-d din to the throne, and they informed this Prince of their intention.