The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c14.85

v4.c14.85

‘Ādil Shāh now grew suspicious of all his Afghān nobles, and aroused their fears by putting to death his two principal supporters. From Hīmū’s subsequent career it seems probable that it was he who sowed dissension between the king and his leading nobles, but, however this may be, Ibrāhīm Khān Sūr was selected as the next victim. He, however, learned the design from his wife, the king’s sister, and fled with his troops from Gwalior, defeating on the way a large force sent in pursuit. At Delhi he was joined by the governor of Sirhind and other Afghān nobles, assumed the royal title, and caused the *khutba* to be recited in his own name. ‘Ādil Shāh, now at Chunār, was much perturbed by this news, and, returning hastily to Gwalior, released two nobles whom he had imprisoned and sent them against Ibrāhīm Shāh. On reaching Delhi, however, they joined Ibrāhīm.