Young Nisa meanwhile, is enamored by the Mughal way of life and under Ruqayyas watchful eye, learns many life lessons too. Abul Fazl reminds Mahabat again that with Jahanpanah Akbar springing back to life, he is getting closer to proving to everyone that it was Prince Salim who poisoned his father. The prince on the other hand, diverts his focus on the impending war campaign while the king recuperates. Mahabat wants to get rid of Abul Fazl to ensure the safety of Prince Salim.

Khan-I-Khanan and Fazl meanwhile discuss how they can prepare the young Daniyal for the throne. When Akbar tells the young Prince that the throne is his for the taking, he is ashamed of his deed. Fazl tells Prince Salim that he is aware of his master plan to poison his father and that he will leave no stone unturned to find out the truth. The assassin manages to kill all the captive hakims. Mahabat and Koka assure Prince Salim that their tracks have been covered but when they learn about Khan-I-Khanans order for all the hakims to be brought to the palace, Mahabat hires an assassin to get their hakim killed. Khan-I-Khanan and Fazl decide to investigate and get hold of all the cooks and tasters to try to get to the root of the poisoning. Akbar suffers an attack as a result of food poisoning. On seeing his fathers closeness with his youngest brother Daniyal and fearing the loss of the throne to him, Salim decides to do the unthinkable.

Prince Salim organizes a qawwali on the occasion of Akbars birthday.

Siyaasat episode 1