Tarikh-i Muzaffari 3.11

3.11

At length, after much trouble, Sultan 'Azizu-d din, son of Jahandar Shah, son of Bahadur Shah, who during his seclusion had devoted himself to theological science, was prevailed upon to accept the crown, with the title of 'Azizu-d din Muhammad 'Alamgir sani (II.), on the 10th Sha'ban, 1167 A.H. Ghaziu-d din Khan 'Imadu-l Mulk was made wazir. Ten days after the accession of 'Alamgir, the wazir 'Imadu-l Mulk and 'Akibat Mahmud Khan caused the deposed Emperor Ahmad and his mother to be blinded. The manner of their contriving this was, that a forged letter under the seal of Ahmad was addressed to the new Emperor, which excited his apprehension. On speaking of the matter to 'Imadu-l Mulk, he suggested that Ahmad should be deprived of sight, and the Emperor accordingly gave orders for the blinding both of him and his mother. Their emissaries entered the private apartments of the deposed monarch, treated him with indignities which it is unfit to write, and blinded him in a cruel manner. His mother, who had endeavoured to obtain his release, was treated in the same way. 'Akibat Mahmud Khan, in the service of 'Imadu-l Mulk, soon afterwards misconducted himself, and his master gave a hint, which was immediately acted upon, and the offender was killed.