Later Mughals v2.c14.s30.2

v2.c14.s30.2

Sarbuland Khan seems to have had a faculty of quarrelling with those under him. In this first year in Gujarat, Khanazad Khan left his father and returned to Dihli. Sardar Muhammad Khan Ghorni was also dismissed. He had asked to be put in possession of the city revenues as security for the pay of the local militia (sibandi). A sharp dispute took place and the Sardar fell into disgrace; and with him his friend Ali Muhammad Khan who was replaced in the office of diwan by Said Beg, and he in turn by Muhammad Sulaiman. Khush-hal Chand, a rich merchant known as the nagar-seth (chief merchant) was removed in favour of Ganga Din, a silk seller; and a heavy fine was exacted from him under the threat of public degradation.* But the soldiers were already importunate for their pay and Sarbuland Khan thinking it wiser not to proceed to extremities, threw out a hint that Ali Muhammad Khan's intervention would be acceptable. By his good offices the Seth paid sixty thousand Rupees; but proceeded at once to Dihli in the company of one Muhammad Latif, a dismissed officer.