The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c16.124

v4.c16.124

The appointment of Mān Singh to Kābul had been a mistake. It may be that Akbar had appointed him to that province in order to punish the Afghāns, the champions, under Muhammad Hakīm, of orthodox Islām, and it is certain that his presence in Kābul with a large force of Rājputs was most offensive to the Muslim population; but Akbar was not obliged to admit his error, and recalled Mān Singh late in 1587 on the ground that he had been dilatory in dealing with the Raushanāīs, and appointed him to the government of Bihār. With him was sent the unfortunate Yūsuf of Kashmīr, who received the command of 500 horse and a grant in Bihār, in order, says Abu-’l-Fazl, that his fitness for restoration to Kashmīr as imperial governor might be tested. The command of a small body of horse and the administration of a small district are no tests of fitness for the government of a great province. Yūsuf never gained any promotion and there is no evidence that Akbar ever proposed to make amends for the wrong which he had done him.