Later Mughals v1.c8.s13.5

v1.c8.s13.5

One of the first measures necessary was to provide for the immediate safety of Agra. This was undertaken by Chin Qilich Khan, son of Ghazi-ud-din Khan, and his Mughal troops. In the reign of Bahadur Shah this noble had shown dissatisfaction with the treatment accorded him, and finally had retired into private life at Dihli. In the struggle for the succession he had intended to take Azim-ush-shan's part, but withdrew in time and was saved through Asad Khan's and Abdus-samad Khan's intercession. When danger from Farrukh-siyar threatened, he was too important a man to be neglected, and Zulfiqar Khan, in spite of their old rivalry, found it expedient to make him an offer of employment. He was sent to Agra to join Prince Azz-ud-din, who had then advanced across the Jamuna beyond that place, but being a very cautious man, he thought it wiser to delay any open declaration until affairs had further developed. He therefore found excuses to linger at Agra. The Mughal leader next in importance to Chin Qilich Khan was his cousin, Muhammad Amin Khan Chin, who was now recalled from active service, in which he had been engaged in sarkar Sarhind against Banda, the leader of the Sikhs.†