62 THE FIRST NIZAM

were trying to create mischief. On his way he halted at ten
places, cleared the country of miscreants and made suitable
arrangements for the realization of revenue.

Next year he despatched an expedition under the command
of Ibrahim Khan Panni against the unruly and turbulent
population in the neighbourhood of Jalna. A little later
Nizamu'l-Mulk himself set out in that direction. Two days
after he had started on his march, intelligence arrived that
Haider Quli Khan had been sent by the Emperor and was due
to arrive in the capital (Aurangabad) after a few days to
take charge of the Diwani of the Deccan. The Sayyid brothers
had no hand in this arrangement which was indirectly in-
tended to cripple the power of Nizamu'l-Mulk. According to
the general rumour it was Mir .Jumla, himself an aspirant
for the viceroyalty of the Deccan,, who intrigued against
Nizamu'1-Mulk at the Court and brought about this
arrangement.1

Nizamu'l-Mulk felt irritated at the uncalled-for interference
from the Central Government, but did not postpone his march
towards Jalna. He gave orders to Jan Fishar Khan, his cham-
berlain, not to give any official reception to Haider Quli
Khan until his return from the expedition. As the latter had
obtained his appointment without his approval, he must be
made to feel this. Moreover, Haider Quli Khan was a creature
of Mir Jumla who tried his best to undermine the influence
of Nizamu'l-Mulk. Mir Jumla was a great intriguer. He had
so managed that the Emperor treated him with the utmost
confidence. He had given him the right to sign his name and
used to say: "The words of Mir Jumla and the signature of
Mir Jumla are my words and my signature." Haider Quli
Khan being his chief favourite, he procured for him the
Diwani of the Deccan in order that he might prepare the
ground for himself there. He had an Imperial firman issued,
appointing Haider Quli Khan to supersede Diyanat Khan,
son of Amanat Khan, in the Diwani of the six subahs,
with full authority over appointments and dismissals in his
department. Nizamu'l-Mulk could not be expected to relish
this.

After a short time it was brought to the notice of Nizamu'l-

1 KhafiKhaa, op. at., p. 740.