The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c20.201

v4.c20.201

He was dealing with disturbances in Bījāpur and the Carnatic when the news of Muhammad Amīn Khān’s death reached him. Regarding the emperor’s refusal to fill the place at once as an indication that it was reserved for him, he marched northwards, and was presented to the emperor at Delhi on 29 January, 1722. The jealousy and the intrigues of the courtiers delayed for a short time his appointment as minister, but on 21 February the emperor presented him with the pen-case symbolical of the post and he entered upon his duties. Meeting with interference and opposition he ordered his chief opponent, Haidar Qulī Khān, to repair to his province. The order was obeyed, but Haidar Qulī Khān’s conduct in Gujarāt was as embarrassing as his behaviour at court. His violence and eccentricity now developed into mania, and he boasted that he would overthrow Nizām-ul-Mulk.