Later Mughals v1.c9.s23.3

v1.c9.s23.3

Sarbuland Khan had come to Court with the anticipation that when the Sayyids had been successfully dealt with, he would receive as his reward the exalted office of Wazir. Full of zeal, he had started with seven to eight thousand well-armed horsemen and some artillery. As this force approached, it was the common belief that at last the Sayyids were to be effectually crushed, that at last the Emperor had come to a firm determination, having set up in Sarbuland Khan a sagacious and energetic rival fit to cope with them; that when Qutb-ul-mulk had been got rid of at Court, to dispose of Husain Ali Khan would be a comparatively easy matter. Sarbuland Khan was promoted to 7,000 (6,000 horse), with the titles of Mubariz-ul-mulk, Sarbuland Khan, Namwar Jang,‡ and by promises of further reward he was induced to undertake the business.