Later Mughals v1.c9.s13.1

v1.c9.s13.1

The story as told by Yahya Khan, Farrukh-siyar's Mir Munshi, is that at the enthronement Abdullah Khan demanded the post of Wazir for himself. Farrukh-siyar made the objection that he had given his word to Ghazi-ud-din Khan (i.e., Ahmad Beg Ghalib Jang), a promise which he could not break. Abdullah Khan might retain all power under the name of Wakil-i-mutlaq or Vice-gerent. Abdullah Khan said there had been no Wakil-i-mutlaq since Jahangir's reign, except when Bahadur Shah gave that office to Asad Khan. But the two cases were not parallel; he had won the crown for Farrukh-siyar by his own sword and his own right hand, therefore his title to be Wazir was indisputable. Farrukh-siyar thought it best to give way, as he had only newly succeeded and was not yet secure on the throne. In this version of the facts, the only certain point is the supersession of Ghazi-ud-din Khan Ghalib Jang: but there is no sufficient reason to believe that Farrukh-siyar was, in any way, a reluctant participator in the new arrangement, although as soon as he had appointed Abdullah Khan, he appears to have repented of it. [Yahya, 122a.]