Sir Zaid and Shadows

The western parts of the Mughal empire were on paper under Emperor Farrukh but the majority of control was left to the noble alliance under the noble known as Sir Zaid. He was the strongest and wealthiest noble in the area. A man in his early 50s with a huge sense of ambition. 

Zaid gained his infamy during the rebellion period in the Empire. He garnered the support of the nobles in the region and proposed a deal to quell the rebellion under his leadership in all of the western parts of the Empire. 

This gave rise to a private army, a huge one at that. It was born to suppress the rebellion. Zaid was damn good at his job. He managed to take control of areas within a few weeks and in a few months, all the rebels were snuffed out from their caves and executed.