Later Mughals v1.c9.s15.24

v1.c9.s15.24

As Nawab Husain Ali Khan would not come to Court until Mir Jumla had left, the latter received his audience of dismissal on the Id-uz-zuha (16th December, 1714). Four days afterwards (20th December, 1714), Husain Ali Khan entered the palace with his men, observing the same precautions as in the case of Qutb-ul-mulk. The Emperor and the Mir Bakhshi exchanged compliments, under which their real sentiments were easily perceived. Some months before this time (12th Ramzan, 1126 H.—20th September, 1714) Husain Ali Khan had obtained in his own favour a grant of the Dakhin subahs, in supersession of Nizam-ul-mulk. He had then no intention of proceeding there in person, but meant to exercise the government through a deputy, Daud Khan, as had been done by Zulfiqar Khan, after fixing the amount of profit to be remitted to him every year. It was now proposed that he should leave Court and take over charge of the Dakhin himself. Owing to fears for his brother's safety and other reasons, he had been very reluctant to leave Dihli. At length, under pressure of circumstances, he consented to take his departure to the South, Khan Dauran Samsam-ud-daulah being appointed his deputy at Court. One writer [M. M. 202] ascribes this change of plan to Husain Ali Khan's disgust with recent events. It should rather be looked on as part of the agreement under which Mir Jumla was sent away. [K. K. 741.]