The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c16.131

v4.c16.131

In March of this year Akbar had sent missions to the courts of the Sultāns of the Deccan. Faizī was accredited to Rājā ‘Alī Khān of Khāndesh and to Burhān Nizām Shāh, and other envoys to Bījāpur and Golconda. A report from Faizī acquainted Akbar with the attitude of Burhān, who refused to acknowledge the emperor as his overlord or to accept the position of a vassal. Akbar was furious and sent his second son, Sultān Murād, with a large force into Mālwā with instructions to intervene in the affairs of the Deccan whenever an opportunity should arise. It was not until 1593 that the missions returned from the Deccan to court. The Sultāns of Bījāpur and Golconda flattered Akbar’s vanity by sending gifts rich enough to pass as tribute, but Burhān’s was paltry and his treatment of Faizī had not been such as the emperor’s envoy considered his due.