Later Mughals v1.c9.s8.5

v1.c9.s8.5

When Farrukh-siyar first reached Azimabad Patna, Shariyatullah Khan (Mir Jumla) and Khwaja Asim (Khan Dauran) not being present, Ahmad Beg became for a time his most active assistant and principal confidant. He was one of the foster brothers of Jahandar Shah,[*] but having quarrelled with that Prince on account of the preference shown for Ali Murad Kokaltash Khan, he sought a refuge in Bengal. When Farrukh-siyar's more particular favourites returned, they supplanted Ahmad Beg in the Prince's good graces, and from that time he seems to have fallen a good deal into the back ground. Ahmad Beg, a man of Turani race, was born about 1076 H. 1665-6. From the scantiness of his beard, he bore the nickname of Kosa, or Goatbeard.[*] His further part in history is confined to two occasions, the day of Farrukh-siyar's deposition, when he fought in the streets on his master's behalf, and again at the time when he took the side of Qutb-ul-mulk, after the murder of Husain Ali Khan. When Muhammad Shah pardoned him, it was proposed to take away his title of Ghalib Jang, as it had been granted to a brother of Lutfullah Khan Sadiq. Ghazi-ud-din Khan made loud objection, and claimed that, as both he and the new "Conqueror in War" were present, they should fight it out in single combat, the victor becoming in both senses Ghalib-i-jang. The Emperor smiled and left him in undisturbed possession. He died on the 12th Safar, 1139 H., (8th October, 1726), at the age of sixty-three (lunar) years. [M. U. ii. 879, T. M. year 1139.]