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Rh have the khutba read in his name. But matters were not so quiet in Hindoostan; for Sultan Mahomed Muazem, on hearing of his father's illness, had set out from Cabul, as did his second son Azim-ush-shan from Bengal. Both those princes, taking what troops and artillery were at hand, marched towards Acberabad, a great city on the high road leading to the Deckan. Sultan Mahomed Muazem was on his route when he received the news of his father's demise, on which he immediately assumed the imperial title and ascended the throne. This ceremony took place on the first Wednesday of the month of Muharrem, in the year 1119, precisely at midnight, being the hour pointed out by the astrologers, when the sun entered the sign of Leo. After this, Sultan Mahomed Muazem wrote to his brother, Mahomed Aazem, that, if satisfied with being king of the Deckan, which was an extensive dominion, and that which their father had set apart for his portion, he abstained from interfering with Hindoostan, such conduct would not fail to produce mutual benefits. This communication, however, made no impression on Mahomed Aazem, who, trusting to his own personal influence and prowess, disregarded his brother's