Later Mughals v1.c9.s26: Sec. 28.—Nizam-Ul-Mulk Is Summoned.

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Samsam-ud-daulah was suspected of treachery, Itiqad Khan's talk came to nothing, Sarbuland Khan had become lukewarm, Ajit Singh, false to his salt, had gone over to Qutb-ul-mulk! Who was there left? Farrukh-siyar thought now of Nizam-ul-mulk, then faujdar of Muradabad, and sent a farman recalling him to Court, in the hope that from him deliverance might come. Nizam-ul-mulk crossed the Jamuna towards the end of Shawwal and camped near Khizrabad. Nawab Sadat Khan, father-in-law of the Emperor, went out to meet him (29th Shawwal 1130 H., 24th September, 1718) and escorted him to the presence. Farrukh-siyar now made overtures to Nizam-ul-mulk. But at the same time, as he was greatly afraid of the Sayyids, he bound the Nawab to disclose nothing, until one of the men devoted to his cause had removed Qutb-ulmulk out of their way. Nizam-ul-mulk saw plainly enough that on these conditions the enterprize was hopeless, and therefore amused the Emperor with procrastinating words, without committing himself. Day after day passed until Farrukh-siyar despaired of assistance in this direction. A few months afterwards (16th Safar 1131 H., 7th January, 1719), Farrukh-siyar, in his heedless, short-sighted way, finally alienated Nizam-ul-mulk by removing him from his appointment in Chakla Muradabad, which was then erected into a subah and conferred on the favourite Itiqad Khan (Muhammad Murad). [Shiu Das 18b, M. M. 401.]