History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c80.s4.13

v5.c80.s4.13

At Ahmadnagar Prince Muhammad Azam arrived on 25th March. On hearing of the Emperor's illness at Devapur last year, he had begged hard to be allowed to come to his side, but Aurangzib had refused permission: he did not wish to suffer the fate of Shah Jahan at the hands of his ambitious and powerful sons in his sickness and old age [K. K. ii. 541.] Furthermore, he wanted to keep poor weak Kam Bakhsh at a safe distance from Azam's unscrupulous ambition. But at last he had yielded to repeated entreaty and allowed Azam to come to him. Bidar Bakht was sent to take charge of the province of Gujrat vacated by his father, pending the arrival of the new subahdar Ibrahim Khan from Kashmir (who, however, died on the way). Malwa and Khandesh were placed under Khan-i-Alam and Najabat Khan respectively, while Bijapur continued to be governed by Chin Qalich Khan. [M. A. 512.]