The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c14.60

v4.c14.60

The extent of the conspiracy to raise ‘Ādil Khān to the throne filled Islām Shāh with suspicion of all his nobles. Some were stripped of their possessions and imprisoned, others were confined in Gwalior and drugged with a preparation of poppy-heads until they became imbecile, and many were put to death. The place of the old nobles slain or imprisoned was taken by the officers of the troops which Islām Shāh had commanded before ascending the throne, and many of the private soldiers of that contingent were promoted to fill their places.