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Shah’s whereabouts. He sent Saif Khan to kill Jahandar Shah and Zulfiqar
Khan and bring their severed heads into his presence. Thus, by the
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evening of the 18 of January 1713, one more Mughal Emperor was
dead and another had occupied the Delhi throne.

New Mughal Expedition Against Banda Singh Bahadur
Having gained complete control of the State affairs, Farukhsiyar first
began punishing his enemies. After this, he paid attention to the Sikhs.
In the third week of January, Mohammed Amin Khan, who had been in
the charge of an expedition against the Sikhs for about two years,
appeared in the court of Farukhsiyar, expressed his faith in the new
Emperor and declared his loyalty to the throne.
Mohammed Amin Khan had not sided with anyone during the two
wars of succession (March 1712 at Lahore, and, October 1712 to January
1713, at Patna, Agra and Delhi), hence none had any grudge against
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him. On the 13 of February 1713, Farukhsiyar appointed Mohammed
Amin Khan as Second Bakhshi.

Farukhsiyar Forgives Abdus Samad Khan and Sends Him After Banda
Singh Bahadur

Abdus Samad Khan was a loyal companion of Jahandar Shah. It was he
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who had killed Azimushan (the father of Farukhsiyar), and, on the 3 of
March 1712. Jahandar Shah had awarded him for this act by granting
him a mansab of six thousand, by then the highest mansab. Thus, Abdus
Samad Khan was the ‘enemy number one’ of Farukhsiyar. On the other
hand Abdus Samad Khan was also the father of Zakaria Khan (who was
the son-in-law of Mohammed Amin Khan).
On the 26 th of January 1713, Mohammed Amin Khan visited
Farukhsiyar and told him that Abdus Samad Khan wanted to apologize
for his crimes and sins and promises to remain loyal to him forever. As
Farukhsiyar had full faith in Mohammed Amin Khan, he agreed to forgive
Abdus Samad Khan and told him (Mohammed Amin Khan) to ask him
(Abdus Samad Khan) to present himself before him (the Emperor), the
following day. The next day, Abdus Samad Khan visited the Emperor