Mahmood the Second is succeeded by his son Ahmud Shah the Second. — Ameer Bereed has the entire control of the govern­ment in his hands, and the King is reduced to be a mere pen­sioner — sells the crown jewels for his maintenance. — The minister Ameer Bereed puts many people to death for being concerned in the transaction. — The purchasers make their escape to Beejanuggur. — The King dies.

AMEER BEREED had but a small territory in his possession, and dreading, should he assume open independence, that the surrounding powers would attack him, placed the Prince Ahmud, son of Mahmood Shah, upon the throne, leaving him the palace, with the use of the royal jewels and a daily allowance of money for his support; which not being equal to his expenses, the King broke up the crown, valued at four hundred thousand hoons, * and pri­vately sold the jewels. The minister having obtained information of this circumstance put many musi­cians and others to death for being concerned in the sale; but he never could recover the jewels, the purchasers having fled with them to Beejanug-gur. Ahmud Shah sent agents privately to Ismael Adil Shah, complaining of the ill usage he expe­rienced; and the latter despatched ambassadors with presents to court; but before their arrival,

A. H. 927.
A. D. 1520.

Ahmud Shah II. died, two years after his accession to the throne, in the year 927.