▁opp ress ive ▁acts , ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁chief ▁was ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁Kap urch and ▁Bh ans á li , ▁the ▁leading ▁merchant ▁of ▁Á h med áb ád . ▁The ▁cause ▁of ▁Kap urch and ' s ▁murder ▁was ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁h ired ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁armed ▁retain ers ▁who ▁used ▁to ▁opp ose ▁the ▁B hand á ri ' s ▁orders ▁and ▁set ▁free ▁people ▁un just ly ▁imprison ed ▁by ▁him . ▁To ▁remove ▁this ▁med d ler ▁from ▁his ▁way ▁the ▁B hand á ri ▁got ▁him ▁assass in ated . ▁ ▁N iz ám - ul - M ulk ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁of ▁the ▁Empire , ▁ 1 7 2 1 ▁In ▁ 1 7 2 1 , ▁N iz ám - ul - M ulk ▁was ▁appointed ▁prime ▁minister ▁of ▁the ▁emp ire , ▁Abd úl ▁Ham íd ▁Kh án ▁was ▁re called ▁from ▁Sor ath , ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁stead ▁As ad ▁K uli ▁Kh án , ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Am ir - ul - U m ara , ▁was ▁appointed ▁governor ▁of ▁Sor ath ▁and ▁sent ▁Muhammad ▁Sh ar í f ▁Kh án ▁into ▁Sor ath ▁as ▁his ▁deput y . ▁ ▁Ha id ar ▁K ú li ▁Kh án , ▁F ift i eth ▁Vic ero y , ▁ 1 7 2 1 – 2 2 ▁In ▁ 1 7 2 1 , ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁Muhammad ▁Am ín ▁and ▁Sa á dat ▁Kh án , ▁Ha id ar ▁K