Jumla as a mere servant and to escheat to the
State what he had acquired in its service. Mir Jumla, on the other hand, knowing how weak
and worthless his master was, regarded the
conquest as entirely his own work and his
gains as the fruits of his own exclusive toil.
After having tasted regal independence in the
Karnatak he was loth to return to the life of a
courtier. But he could not long disobey the
summons of his master. So, he once went back
to Golkonda. The Sultan conspired with other
courtiers to seize and blind him, but Mir Jumla
learnt of the plot before it was matured, and
cleverly managed to escape to the Karnatak,
vowing never to visit Golkonda again. The
Sultan kept calling him back with increasing
persistence, but it only served to confirm Mir Jumla's suspicion. At last the mask was thrown
away, and Qutb Shah openly undertook to crush
his disobedient servant.[1]
Mir Jumla now looked around for protection. He offered to enter the service who intrigues with Bijapur and Persia, of the Sultan of Bijapur, and to hold the Karnatak of him, and as an earnest presented him with some lockets (paduk) richly set with diamonds and gems, which he had extorted from the Rajah of
- ↑ Adab, 30a, 36b, 72b, Tavernier, i. 165.
