 At that time Akil Khan, the son of his vizier, was Governor of that city.In the following period, Akil Kahn and Zeb-un-Nissa allegedly had a brief yet failed affair, after which Auranzeb began to distrust her and later imprisoned her.Other theories suggest that she was imprisoned for being a poetess and a musician (both anathema to Aurangzeb's austere, more orthodox and fundamental way of life and thinking).