Note 39 — Chapter III · MUGHAL VICEROYS. a.d. 1573–1758.

Khán Jehán Thirty-fourth Viceroy, 1668–1671.In a.d. 1668, Bahádur Khán Khán Jehán, who had formerly been viceroy of Allahábád, was appointed viceroy of Gujarát, with Háji Shafi Khán, and afterwards Khwájah Muhammad Háshím, as his ministers. Khán Jehán joined his government in a.d. 1669, and in a.d. 1670 Shiváji again plundered Surat. In a.d. 1670 Shiváji made Chapter III. Mughal Viceroys. Aurangzíb Emperor, 1658–1707. Khán Jehán Thirty-fourth Viceroy, 1668–1671. an attempt on Janjira,39 the residence and stronghold of the Sídi or Abyssinian admirals of Bíjápur. Sídi Yákút the Mughal Admiral, 1670.Sídi Yákút the commander of Janjira applied for aid to the governor of Surat. On his offering to become a vassal of the emperor and place his fleet at the emperor’s disposal, Sídi Yákút received the title of Yákút Khán, and a yearly subsidy of £15,000 (Rs. 1,50,000) payable from the port of Surat. About the same time Sayad Diler Khán, who had accompanied Mahárája Jasvantsingh to the Dakhan, was recalled by the viceroy Khán Jehán and appointed governor of Sorath in place of Sardár Khán, who was sent to Ídar. Sayad Haidar, in charge of the military post of Haidarábád, about twenty-four miles south of Áhmedábád, reported that he had put down the rebellion but recommended that a small fort should be built. In a.d. 1670 the emperor summoned Diler Khán to discuss Dakhan affairs, and sent him to the seat of war, replacing him in the government of Sorath by Sardár Khán.