In the 20th year Akbar introduced the Dágh (A´ín 7), which proved a source of great dissatisfaction among the Amírs. Mírzá 'Azíz especially shewed himself so disobedient, that Akbar was compelled to deprive him temporarily of his rank.

Though restored to his honours in the 23rd year, M. 'Azíz remained unemployed till the 25th year (988), when disturbances had broken out in Bengal and Bihár (vide Muzaf­far Khán, No. 37). 'Azíz was promoted to a command of Five Thousand, got the title of A'zam Khán, and was despatched with a large army to quell the rebellion. His time was fully occupied in establishing order in Bihár. Towards the end of the 26th year, he rejoined the emperor, who had returned from Kábul to Fathpúr Síkrí. During 'Azíz's absence from Bihár, the Bengal rebels had occupied Hájípúr, opposite Patna; and 'Azíz, in the 27th year, was again sent to Bihár, with orders to move into Bengal. After collecting the Tuyúldárs of Iláhábád, Audh, and Bihár, he occupied Gaṛhí, the ‘key’ of Bengal. After several minor fights with the rebels under Ma'çúm i Kábulí, and Majnún Khán Qáqshál, 'Azíz succeeded in gaining over the latter, which forced Ma'çúm to with­draw. The imperial troops then commenced to operate against Qatlú, a Lohání Afghán, who during these disturbances had occupied Orissa and a portion of Bengal. 'Azíz, however, took ill, and handing over the command to Shahbáz Khán i Kambú, returned to his lands in Bihár. Soon after, he joined Akbar at Iláhábád, and was transferred to Gaṛha and Ráisín (993).

In the 31st year (994), M. 'Azíz was appointed to the Dak'hin; but as the operations were frustrated through the envy of Shihábuddín Ahmad (No. 26) and other grandees, 'Azíz withdrew, plundered Ilichpúr in Barár, and then retreated to Gujrát, where the Khán Khánán was (Briggs, II, 257).

In the 32nd year, Prince Murád married a daughter of M. 'Azíz. Towards the end of the 34th year, 'Azíz was appointed Governor of Gujrát in succession to the Khán Khánán. In the 36th year, he moved against Sulṭán Muzaffar, and defeated him in the following year. He then reduced Jám and other zamíndárs of Kachh to obedience, and conquered Somnát and sixteen other harbour towns (37th year). Júnágaṛh also, the capital of the ruler of Súrat, submitted to him (5th Zí Qa'dah 999), and Miyán Khán and Táj Khán, sons of Daulat Khán ibn i Amín Khán i Ghorí, joined the Mughuls. 'Azíz gave both of them jágírs. He had now leisure to hunt down Sulṭán Muzaffar, who had taken refuge with a Zamíndár of Dwárká. In a fight the latter lost his life, and Muzaffar fled to Kachh, followed by 'Azíz. There also the Zamíndárs submitted, and soon after delivered Sulṭán Muzaffar into his hands. No sooner had he been brought to the Mírzá than he asked for permission to step aside to perform a call of nature, and cut his throat with a razor.

In the 39th year Akbar recalled M. 'Azíz, as he had not been at Court for several years; but the Mírzá dreading the religious innovations at Court,* marched against Diu under the pretext of conquering it. He made, however, peace with the ‘Firingí’ and embarked for Hijáz at Baláwal, a harbour town near Somnát, accompanied by his six younger sons (Khurram, Anwar, 'Abdullah, 'Abdullaṭíf Murtazá, 'Abdulghafúr), six daughters, and about one hundred attendants. Akbar felt sorry for his sudden departure, and with his usual magnanimity, promoted the two eldest sons of the Mírzá (M. Shamsí and M. Shádmán).

M. 'Azíz spent a great deal of money in Makkah; in fact he was so ‘fleeced,’ that his attachment to Islám was much cooled down; and being assured of Akbar's good wishes for his welfare, he embarked for India, landed again at Baláwal, and joined Akbar in the beginning of 1003. He now became a member of the ‘Divine Faith’ (vide p. 208, l. 4,) was appointed Governor of Bihár, was made Vakíl in 1004, and received Multán as Jágír.

In the 45th year (1008) he accompanied Akbar to A´sír. His mother died about the same time, and Akbar himself assisted in carrying the coffin. Through the mediation of the Mírzá, Bahádur Khán, ruler of Khandes, ceded A´sír to Akbar towards the end of the same year. Soon after, Prince Khusrau married one of 'Azíz's daughters.

At Akbar's death, Mán Singh and M. 'Azíz were anxious to proclaim Khusrau successor; but the attempt failed, as Shaikh Faríd i Bukhárí and others had proclaimed Jahángír before Akbar had closed his eyes. Mán Singh left the Fort of A´grah with Khusrau, in order to go to Bengal. 'Azíz wished to accompany him, sent his whole family to the Rájah, and superintended the burial of the deceased monarch. He countenanced Khusrau's rebellion, and escaped capital punishment through the intercession of several courtiers, and of Salímah Sulṭán Begum and other princesses of Akbar's Harem. Not long after, Khwájah Abul Hasan laid before Jahángír a letter written some years ago by 'Azíz to Rájah 'Alí Khán of Khandes, in which 'Azíz had ridiculed Akbar in very strong language. Jahángír gave 'Azíz the letter and asked him to read it, before the whole Court, which he did without the slightest hesitation, thus incurring the blame of all the courtiers present. Jahángír deprived him of his honours and lands, and imprisoned him.

In the 3rd year of Jahángír's reign (1017), M. 'Azíz was restored to his rank, and appointed (nominally) to the command of Gujrát, his eldest son, Jahángír Qulí Khán, being his náib. In the 5th year, when matters did not go on well in the Dak'hin, he was sent there with 10,000 men. In the 8th year (1022), Jahángír went to Ajmír, and appointed, at the request of 'Azíz, Sháhjahán to the command of the Dak'hin forces, whilst he was to remain as adviser. But Sháhjahán did not like M. 'Azíz on account of his partiality for Khusrau, and Mahábat Khán was despatched from Court to accompany 'Azíz from Udaipúr to A´grah. In the 9th year, 'Azíz was again imprisoned, and put under the charge of A´çaf Khán in the Fort of Gwáliár (Tuzuk, p. 127). He was set free a year later, and soon after restored to his rank. In the 18th year, he was appointed Atálíq to Prince Dáwar Bakhsh, who had been made Governor of Gujrát. M. 'Azíz died in the 19th year (1033) at Ahmadábád.

'Azíz was remarkable for ease of address, intelligence, and his knowledge of history. He also wrote poems. Historians quote the following aphorism from his ‘pithy’ sayings. ‘A man should marry four wives—a Persian woman to have some­body to talk to; a Khurásání woman, for his housework; a Hindu woman, for nursing his children; and a woman from Máwaránnahr, to have some one to whip as a warning for the other three’. Vide Iqbálnámah, p. 230.

Kokah means ‘foster brother,’ and is the same as the Turkish Kúkaldásh or Kúkaltash.

Mírzá 'Azíz's sons. 1. Mírzá Shamsí (No. 163). He has been mentioned above. During the reign of Jahángír he rose to importance, and received the title of Jahángír Qulí Khán.

2. Mírzá Shádmán (No. 233). He received the title of Shád Khán. Tuzuk, p. 99.

3. Mírzá Khurrum (No. 177). He was made by Akbar governor of Júnágaṛh in Gujrát, received the title of Kámil Khán under Jahángír, and accompanied Prince Khurram (Sháhjahán) to the Dak'hin.

4. Mírzá 'Abdullah (No. 257) received under Jahángír the title of Sardár Khán. He accompanied his father to Fort Gwáliár.

5. Mírzá Anwar (No. 206) was married to a daughter of Zain Khán Kokah (No. 34).

All of them were promoted to commanderships of Five and Two Thousands. Azíz's other sons have been mentioned above.

A sister of M. 'Azíz, Máh Bánú, was married to 'Abdurrahím Khan Khánán. (No. 29.)