The Afghan History of Khān Jahān 1.1.6

1.1.6

At this time, Sultan 'Alau-d din consulted Kutb Khan Lodi and Rai Partab, on the means of strengthening himself, to which they replied, "If the Sultan will degrade Hamid Khan from the rank of wazir, and imprison him, we will wrest some parganas from the hands of the nobles, and make them over to the exchequer." Accordingly, Sultan 'Alau-d din ordered Hamid Khan to be confined, and then marched from Dehli to Burhanabad, and encamped near Amroha. Kutb Khan, 'Isa Khan, and Partab came there to pay their respects, and promised to make over forty parganas to the Sultan, on condition that he would put Hamid Khan to death. Partab incited the Sultan to slay Hamid Khan, because the Khan's father in former days had plundered his estate and seized his wife. Sultan 'Alau-d din, who was unfit to govern a kingdom, gave directions, without thought or reflection, for the execution of Hamid Khan, whose brothers, learning these intentions, managed to liberate him from confinement, and then fled to Dehli. Malik Muhammad Jamal, in whose custody he had been, pursued Hamid Khan to his house and attacked him; but in the tumult he was killed by a spear, and many people joined the party of Hamid Khan. The wazir removed the wives, sons, and daughters of the Sultan, exposed and bare-headed, out of the fort of Dehli, and then took possession of the treasures and regalia.