Storia do Mogor 82: What happened to Nezabetcan (Najabat Khan).

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Among others who remained little satisfied with Aurangzeb was Najabat Khan, to whom he had promised high pay and rank should he ever become king, in reward for his conduct in the battle against Dara when he fought Rustam Khan, DakhinI, and Chhatar Sal Rae. This man, after the first compliments and rewards had been distributed, went no more to court. Aurangzeb had failed to grant the very great pay promised to him when he took Mir Jumlah, making him only a lord of four thousand horse instead of twelve thousand, as promised. Aurangzeb noticed that Najabat Khan did not come to court, and sent to him an officer holding the rank of one thousand horse with a message that he must appear.
The officer went, and entering where Najabat Khan was, sat himself down without ceremony. At this Najabat Khan was put out. However, he inquired civilly the cause of the visit. The officer replied that the king sent him to make him accept without demur the rank of four thousand horse. The hero retorted that he would not accept, because the king had promised to make him lord of twelve thousand horse. The messenger grew angry, and said contemptuously that the rank of four thousand horse was more than he deserved. So stung was he by this remark that Najabat Khan drew his sword, and with one blow severed the messenger's head from his body, and ordered him to be flung by the feet into the street.
When this was reported to Aurangzeb, he sent ten thousand horsemen with orders to produce the head of Najabat Khan, killing everyone who should resist. But, aware of Najabat Khan's courage, he being a man of much valour and of great strength, who with one arrow from his bow could transpierce two oxen, even when hitting them in the shoulder-blades; and of his being related to many important men, whereby there would be great slaughter and much uproar in the court; Shaistah Khan spoke to the king and succeeded in making Aurangzeb conceal his resentment. But Najabat Khan did not come to court, and he died in the year one thousand six hundred and sixty-one, two years after the above affair. After his death Aurangzeb rewarded his two sons, making them officers with considerable rank, assigning to the elder son the title of Khan 'Alam — that is to say, 'Grandee of the World.'