The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c15.154

v4.c15.154

The family arrived at Āgra in September, and after a short stay received new assignments, far distant from one another. Khān Kalān was sent to Sambhal, his youngest brother, Qutb-ud-dīn Muhammad Khān, to Mālwā, and Sharīf Khān, the other surviving brother, to Kanauj. ‘Azīz Kūka, the son of Khān Kalān, who bore the title of Khān A‘zam, was permitted to retain his assignment at Dīpālpur in the Punjab. Husain Qulī Khān, afterwards entitled Khān Jahān, was promoted from the minor government of Nāgaur to that of the Punjab, but did not proceed to his new post until Ranthambhor had fallen, and Shihāb-ud-dīn Ahmad Khān was recalled from Mālwā, where Qutb-ud-dīn was to relieve him, and was placed in charge of the crown lands, the management of which was too heavy a burden for Muzaffar Khān, the revenue minister. He introduced some reforms in the direction of economy, but was hampered by the venality of subordinate officials.