The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c20.281

v4.c20.281

‘Azīm-ullah Khān had made a futile attempt to assert himself as governor by the despatch of a deputy whom his resources permitted him neither to equip adequately nor to support efficiently. His failure provided the emperor with a pretext for humiliating a Turanian noble by dismissal. ‘Azīm-ullah Khān, smarting under his disgrace, temporarily left Delhi but soon wearied of being continually watched and returned to his house, dismissed his establishment and lived the life of a recluse. In December, 1742, he again fled from Delhi to Lahore, where he took refuge with the governor, Zakarīyā Khān, with whom he was connected by marriage, but Zakarīyā Khān surrendered him and he was carried back to Delhi and confined in the palace, where he died on 24 October, 1744.