Later Mughals v1.c9.s21.5

v1.c9.s21.5

Again the Emperor quitted Dihli on the 24th Muharram 1129 H. (7th January, 1717), camping first at Masjid Mochiya. On the 17th Safar (30th January, 1717) he was at Narela, and there Inayatullah Khan Kashmiri, formerly diwan of the Khalsa, was received on his return from pilgrimage to Mecca, where he had gone early in the reign, on his own removal from office and the execution of his son, Sadullah Khan. Farrukh-siyar was now of opinion that it had been a mistake to remove all the old officials, and that they would have furnished a useful counterpoise to the overwhelming influence of the Sayyids. Inayatullah Khan's return was, therefore, very welcome. He was received into favour, and the disparaging remarks, entered in the official history of the reign in regard to his son, were expunged by the Emperor's own hand. On the 27th Safar (9th February, 1717) Farrukh-siyar was at Koedali, and from the 7th to the 13th Rabi I. (19th to 25th February) near Sonpat.