CHAP. X.] INTRIGUES WITH Foreign states. 221 Chandragiri. Adil Shah was overjoyed at the prospect of acquiring such a precious servant, the ablest man in the Deccan since Malik Am- bar's time. But Bijapur was only one of the many strings to Mir Jumla's bow. He was also in- triguing with the Shah of Persiaf and asking for an asylum with him. What he evidently wanted to secure was a safe retreat to Persia with all his wealth, if matters came to the worst and he found the Karnatak no longer tenable against a combination of his foes. Nearer home he ably turned enemies into friends. The despoiled Rajah of Chandragiri was conciliated and assur- ed that he would not be further molested, if he stood by Mir Jumla. Years ago Bijapur and Golkonda had almost come to blows about the and strengthens his position in the Karnatak. partition of the Karnatak. The Muslim con- querors advancing from the north and the south of the province had met near the northern frontier of the South Arcot district and each had wished to push the other back. But Mir Jumla now made a peaceful settlement: by mutual consent
- Adab, 1956 & 196a, Waris, 119a & b.
t Rugat-i-Shah Abbas Sani, 154-156, gives the reply of the Persian king to Mir Jumla's offer to enter his service. ‡ Adab, 36b, 39⁰. § Adab, 27b. Digitized by Microsoft Ⓡ
