The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c16.190

v4.c16.190

The partisans of Khusrav, who was now aged eighteen, were headed by two of the most influential courtiers, Khān A‘zam and Mān Singh, and were using every endeavour to induce Akbar to set aside his son and designate the grandson as his heir. Unfortunately the young prince, conscious of this powerful support, began to bear himself haughtily, as though he were already secure of the crown.