Later Mughals v1.c9.s22.4

v1.c9.s22.4

This Muhammad Murad, already a man of about sixty-two years of age, was a native of Kashmir, of the tribe called Audard.‡ For a time he was in the employment of Mir Malik Husain, Khan Jahan, Kokaltash, the foster brother of Alamgir, and was agent at Court for that noble’s son, Sipahdar Khan. Next, he entered the imperial service with a mansab of 300, but in a year or two was dismissed. On this he came to Lahor, where Mutamad Khan (Mirza Rustam)* was deputy governor for Prince Muhammad Muazzam (afterwards Bahadur Shah), and obtained an introduction through Lala Shiu Das Khatri, the governor's chief man of business. The rank of 500 was obtained for him. Khwaja Muhammad Amin Kashmiri, who had once been also in Khan Jahan Kokaltash's service, having replaced Mutamad Khan at Lahor, Muhammad Murad's fortunes improved, for he was of the same place and race as the new deputy. This happy state of things lasted only for a year or two, until Khwaja Muhammad Amin fell into disgrace, when Muhammad Murad retired to Dihli, where he lived in obscurity. On Munim Khan's appointment, first as diwan to Prince Muazzam, Shah Alam, and then as his deputy at Lahor, Muhamad Murad, being an old friend of his, was restored to the service and returned to Lahor, until the two men quarrelled, when he came back to Dihli.†