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Mir Qamar-ud-din, son of Ghazi-ud-din Khan by the daughter of Shah Jahan's Wazir, Sadullah Khan, was born on the 14th Rabi II. 1082 H., (11th August, 1671).† In 1095 H. (1683-4) when in his thirteenth year, he received as his first appointment in the service of the State, the rank of 400 zat, 100 horse. In the following year the title of Khan was added to his name. In 1101 or 1102 H., (1690-1), he received the title of Chin Qilich Khan, and at Alamgir's death in 1118 H., 1707, he was governor of Bijapur. His father and he took no part in the contest for the throne between the sons of Alamgir: and when Bahadur Shah had succeeded in defeating his rival, he removed the Turanis from the Dakhin, possibly on the advice of Zulfiqar Khan, who looked on them as his personal enemies. Ghazi-ud-din Khan Firuz Jang was sent to Ahmadabad in Gujarat, Muhammad Amin Khan Chin went to Muradabad as faujdar and Chin Qilich Khan was appointed subahadar of Oudh and faujdar of Gorakhpur (15th Ramzan, 1119 H., 9th December, 1707). At the same time the title of the last-named was changed to that of Khan Dauran Bahadur, and he was raised to 6000 zat, 6000 horse. A few weeks afterwards (5th Zul Qada, 27th January, 1708), he resigned all his titles and appointments; but at the desire of Munim Khan, the Wazir, he withdrew his resignation and was promoted to 7,000 zat, 7,000 horse. When his father died and the deceased's property was confiscated, Chin Qilich Khan (Khan Dauran as he then was) sent in his resignation afresh, 18th Zul Hijja 1122 H., 6th February, 1711; this time it was accepted, and 4,000 Rupees a year were granted for his support. Quite at the end of Bahadur Shah's reign he returned to the active list with the titles of Ghazi-ud-din Khan Bahadur Firuz Jang. On Bahadur Shah's death, he attempted to espouse the cause of Azim-ush-shan, who long before had promised him high office, and he had made one march from Dihli at the head of 3,000 or 4,000 men, when he heard of the Prince's death. Thereupon he discharged his men and retired into private life. Abdus-samad Khan was the brother-in-law of his cousin, Muhammad Amin Khan, and this man's services to Zulfiqar Khan had been so great, that on his account Chin Qilich Khan's hostile attitude was overlooked. Towards the end of Jahandar Shah's short reign, he was appointed to the defence of Agra. There he and his cousin were brought over to Farrukh-siyar's interest, as already related, through Shariyat-ullah Khan (Mir Jumla), and as a reward for his neutrality he was now made governor of the whole Dakhin, with the new titles first of Khan Khanan, and then of Nizam-ul-mulk, Bahadur, Fath Jang.*