When Mu'nim Khán left Kábul to visit the Court of the Emperor, Muhammad Khán Akhta-begí was left there as governor, but on Mu'nim Khán being informed of his ill-treatment of the people of Kábul, he removed him from office, and appointed his own son, Ghaní Khán, in his place. He also sent back his nephew Abú-l Fath Beg, son of his brother Fazáíl Beg, to assist Ghaní Khán in his government. After a time Máh Chochak Begam and the people of Kábul were greatly distressed by the proceedings of Ghaní Khán.* Among other acts he kept in confinement Tolak Khán Kúlchín, one of the oldest servants of the dynasty, until the people interfered and set him at liberty. Tolak Khán then went to the village of Mámá-khátún, which was his jágír, and there waited his opportunity. It happened that a caravan from Balkh came and halted in the village of Cháríkárán, and Ghaní Khán went forth in haste to meet it. Tolak Khán assembled a body of his servants and adherents, and making a rapid night march fell upon Ghaní Khán,* and made him prisoner. At length some persons intervened, and obtained the freedom of Ghaní Khán. They took from him a treaty and covenant that he would never again molest Tolak Khán, but before Ghaní Khán got back to Kábul, he broke his covenant, and marched against Tolak Khán with a strong force. Tolak Khán, however, was apprised of the movement, and fled to the Court of the Emperor. Ghaní Khán pursued him in vain for some distance, and then returned to Kábul.
Some little while afterwards Ghaní Beg went out one day for a stroll in the melon gardens, and the opportunity was seized by [Máh Chochak Begam] the mother of Mirzá Muhammad Hakím,* in concert with Sháh Walí Atka, Mirzá Fazáíl Beg and his son Abú-l Fath Beg, to enter the fort and close the gates against Ghaní Khán. On returning and finding the gates of the fortress closed, Ghaní Khán understood that the people had revolted against him. Unable to do anything, he went off to the Imperial Court. The mother of the prince then took the direction of affairs into her own hands. She appointed Mirzá Fazáíl* Beg, whom Mirzá Kámrán had blinded, to the office of minister (wakálat), and his son Abú-l Fath Beg was made his deputy. But when in the distribution of the jágírs and villages he (Abú-l Fath) reserved the best for himself, and appropriated the worst to the prince and his attendants. Sháh Walí Atka, 'Alí Muhammad Asp, and others, could not brook his unjust allotment. In communication with the mother of the prince, they determined to remove him. One night Abú-l Fath came to the door of his house in a state of intoxication and went down. Míran Beg having seen this, despatched him with one blow upon the head with his sword. His father, Fazáíl Beg, endeavoured to escape into the Hazára, but some of the adherents of the prince went in pursuit, and overtook and beheaded him. Sháh Walí Beg Atka, with the approval of the mother of the prince, assumed the management of affairs, and gave himself the title of 'Ádil Sháh.
When the report of these occurrences reached the ears of the Emperor, he appointed Mu'nim Khán governor of Kábul and guardian (atálík) of the young prince Mirzá Muhammad. He also appointed Muhammad Kulí Khán Birlás, Husain Khán brother of Shahábu-d dín Ahmad Khán, Tímúr Beg Uzbek, and several other nobles to assist and support him. The mother of the young prince, who was then ten years of age, assembled all the forces she could, and taking the prince with her, she went, with the intention of resisting by force of arms, to Jalálábád, known in old times by the name of Jusáí. There she awaited Mu'nim Khán, who quickly marched against her, and defeated and scattered her forces at the first attack. After this he returned to Court. The Begam returned to Kábul, and suspecting the designs of Sháh 'Alí Atka against her, she caused him to be put to death, and Haidar Kásim Kohbar was named wakíl of the mirzá in his stead.
Mirzá Sharafu-d dín Husain was son of Khwája Mu'ínu-d dín, son of Khwája Jáwíd Mahmud, son of Khwája 'Abdu-lla, who was a distinguished man among the Khwájas, and was the son of Násiru-d dín 'Abdu-lla Ahrár.* When the Mirzá came to Court, he was promoted to the dignity of Amíru-l umará, and received the jágír of Nágor. There he was distinguished by his energetic labours. His father now returned from Mecca, and received a right royal reception. After a while Mirzá Sharaf, by the will of fate, and without any apparent reason or cause, having had his mind perverted by designing men, fled towards Nágor.* Hazrat Husain Kulí Beg, son of Walí Beg Zú-l kadar, a relation of the late Khán-khánán Bairám Khán, having on account of his services been admitted to the order of nobility, and dignified with the title of khán, now received a grant of the jágír of Mirzá Sharafu-d dín Husain. Some of the principal nobles, as Muhammad Sádik, Muhammad Kulí Tugh-bání, Muzaffar Mughal and Mírak Bahádur, were directed to support Husain Kulí Beg, and the command was given for them to pursue and capture Mirzá Sharafu-d dín. If he repented of his unrighteous deeds, they were to soothe him and bring him to Court; but if not, they were to use their best exertions to punish his misconduct. When intelligence of the approach of Husain Kulí Beg Khán reached Mirzá Sharafu-d dín, he left Tarkhán Díwána, a trusty adherent, in Ajmír, and went off towards Jálor.* The Imperial forces invested Ajmír, and after two or three days Tarkhán Díwána capitulated.* The nobles then hastened in pursuit of Sharafu-d dín towards Jálor.
It so happened that just as Sharafu-d dín reached Jálor, Sháh Abú-l Ma'álí was returning from Mecca to the Imperial Court, and having had a meeting with Sharafu-d dín, they concocted together a rebellious scheme. Abú-l Ma'álí was to march agamst the people of Husain Kulí Khán, who were in Hájípúr,* and having disposed of him was to push on to Kábul and bring Mirzá Muhammad Hakím to Hindústán. Sharafu-d dín on his side was to do all he could to promote a rebellion. Abú-l Ma'álí marched off, taking with him a party of Sharafu-d dín's men, and when he approached Hájípúr, he learned that Ahmad Beg and Sikandar Beg, relations of Husain Kulí Khán, had come out to stop him. Thereupon he turned in the direction of Nárnaul, and upon reaching the fort of that place, he made Mír Kísú the shikkdár prisoner, and seized all the money which he found in the treasury, and divided it among his followers.*
After receiving intelligence of this, Husain Kulí Khán sent his brother Isma'íl Kulí Khán along with Muhammad Sádik Khán in pursuit of Abú-l Ma'álí. Upon reaching Hájípúr, and learning that Abú-l Ma'álí had drawn off to Nárnaul, they took Ahmad Beg and Sikandar Beg with them, and went in pursuit of him. Twelve kos from Nárnaul, the brother of Abú-l Ma'áli, who was named Khán-záda [Muhammad], and was also called Sháh Lúndán, left his jágír, and was on the way to join his brother, but he was intercepted and made prisoner. Abú-l Ma'álí fled from Nárnaul and went towards the Panjáb. Ahmad Beg and Sikandar Beg were sent off with a detachment in hot haste after him. A body of the men under their command had formerly served under Mirzá Sharafu-d dín Husain, and these men had bound themselves by an oath to desert Ahmad Beg and Sikandar Beg whenever Abú-l Ma'álí should be attacked, and to go over to the latter. One of this party, Dána Kulí by name, slipped away and hastened to inform Abú-l Ma'álí of the conspiracy. Upon hearing it he placed himself in ambush in a jungle by the side of the road, and when the two Begs came up he fell upon them unawares. The conspirators then drew their swords, and advanced against their own commanders, and the other soldiers, seeing how matters stood, took to flight. Ahmad Beg and Sikandar were left quite alone. They fought most manfully, and killed several of their assailants, but were eventually slain.