From head to foot, wherever I look,
A glance plucks at the heart's skirt (saying),
"This is the place" (to stop at).
Altogether, there had been expended on these buildings the sum of
Rs. 700,000 or 23,000 current tumans of Persia. [454]
On this day the joy-enhancing news of the conquest of the fort
of Kangra rejoiced our mind. In thankfulness for this great boon
and important victory, which was one of the renewed favours of the
Bestower of Gifts, I bowed the head of humility at the throne of the
merciful Creator, and beat with loud sounds the drum of gladness
and pleasure. Kangra is an ancient fort to the North of Lahore,
situated in the midst of the hill country, famous for its strength
and the difficulty of conquering it. Who was the founder of this fort
God only knows. The belief of the Zamindars of the province of the
Panjab is that, during this period the said fort has never passed to
any other tribe, and no stranger has stretched out to it the hand of
dominion. Wisdom is from Allah! But certainly from the time when the
voice of Islam and the sound of the established religion of Muhammad
reached Hindustan, not one of the Sultans of lofty dignity has obtained
the victory over it. Sultan Firuz-shah, with all his power and might,
himself went to conquer it, and besieged it for a long time. As he
knew that the strength of the fort was such that as long as the means
for holding it and provisions were with the besieged, victory over
them was unattainable, nolens volens he was contented with the coming
of the Raja to pay his respects to him, and withheld his hand. They
say that the Raja prepared an offering and an entertainment, and at
his request took the Sultan inside the fort. The Sultan, after going
round and inspecting it, said to the Raja that to bring a king like
him inside the fort was not according to the dictates of caution. What
could he do if the body of men who were in attendance were to attack
him and take possession of the fort? The Raja made a sign to his men,
and instantaneously an army of valiant men armed and accoutred, came
out from a concealed place and saluted the Sultan. The Sultan became
suspicious and anxious about an attack from these men, and suspected
some stratagem. The Raja came forward and kissed the ground of service,
and said: "I have no thought but that of service and obedience, but
as has been spoken by the auspicious tongue, I observe far-sighted
caution, for all times are not the same." The Sultan applauded
him. The Raja, having accompanied him for some stages, obtained
leave to return. After this, whoever sat on the throne of Delhi
sent an army to subdue Kangra, but the thing went no further. My
revered father also sent a large army once under the leadership of
Husain Quli K., who, after approved service, was honoured with the
title of Khan Jahan. Whilst the siege was in progress, the outbreak
of Ibrahim Husain Mirza took place. That ingrate fled from Gujarat,
and raised the flag of rebellion and calamity towards the Panjab. Khan
Jahan was compelled to raise the siege, and to turn to extinguish the
flame of his sedition. Thus the acquisition of the fort fell into the
knot of delay. The thought was continually lurking in the royal mind:
"The longed-for Fair one does not show her face from the secret place
of Destiny." When by the Grace of the Glorious God the throne of the
State was adorned by the existence of this suppliant, this was one
of the holy wars which I considered incumbent on me. In the first
instance I dispatched Murtaza K., who was governor of the Panjab,
with a force of brave men skilled in war, to conquer the fort. This
important matter had not been completed when Murtaza K. attained
to the mercy of God (died). After this Jauhar Mal, [455] s. Raja
Baso, undertook this duty. I sent him, giving him the command of the
army. That wicked one, taking to evil revolt and ingratitude, committed
sin, and dispersion found its way into that army, and the acquisition
of the fort fell into the knot of delay. No long time elapsed before
that ingrate received the recompense of his deeds and went to hell,
as has been described in its own place. [456] In fine, at this time
Khurram undertook that duty, and sent his own servant Sundar [457]
with all haste, and many of the royal servants obtained leave to go
to his support. On the 16th Shawwal, A.H. 1029, (5 September, 1620),
the armies, having invested the fort, erected batteries. Looking to the
ways of entrance into and exit from the fort with the eye of caution,
they closed the road for the entrance of provisions. By degrees the
besieged became straitened, and when there remained in the fort no
grain that they could eat, for four months more they boiled dry grasses
[458] with salt and ate it. When destruction was imminent, and no hope
of escape was left, they asked for quarter and surrendered the fort.
On Thursday, the 1st Muharram, A.H. 1030, [459] Hijri (16 November,
1620), the victory unattainable by all preceding Sultans of lofty
dignity, and which appeared distant to the short-sighted, God Almighty
of His own grace and mercy granted to this suppliant. The troops,
who had displayed praiseworthy activity in this service, were exalted
according to their exertions and fitness by increase of mansab and
dignities.
On Thursday, the 11th, I went, at the request of Khurram, to his
newly-built house. I took those of his offerings that pleased me. Three
elephants were placed in the private stud. On the same day I appointed
`Abdu-l-`Aziz K. Naqshbandi to the faujdarship of the district of
Kangra, and his mansab was fixed at 2,000 personal and 1,500 horse. I
gave a private elephant to I`tiqad K. Alf K. Qiyam-khani K. obtained
leave to take charge of the fort of Kangra, and his mansab, original
and increased, was fixed at 1,500 personal and 1,000 horse. Shaikh
Faizu-llah, son-in-law of Murtaza K., was appointed in company with
him to stay at the top of the fort (bala-i-qil`a).
On the night of Saturday, the 13th of the same month, a lunar eclipse
took place. Having performed the dues of humility at the throne of the
highest and most powerful God, cash and goods were distributed by way
of charity among the faqirs and poor, and deserving people. On this day
Zambil Beg, ambassador of the ruler of Persia, had the good fortune to
kiss the threshold. After performing salutation, he laid before me the
gracious letter of that brother of high degree, containing expressions
of sincerity and perfect friendship. He presented 12 `Abbasi [460]
(coin) as nazar, four horses with trappings, three tuyghun (white)
falcons, five mules, five camels, nine bows, and nine scimitars. The
Shah had given him leave, in company with Khan `Alam, but for certain
necessary matters he could not come with him. On this day he arrived
at Court. I presented him with a superb dress of honour, with a
plume and a jewelled turban fringe, and a jewelled dagger. Wisal Beg
and Haji Ni`mat, who had come with him, were honoured by waiting on
me. Amanu-llah, s. Mahabat K., was promoted to the mansab, original
and increased, of 2,000 and 1,500 horse. At the request of Mahabat K.,
I added 300 horse to the mansab of Mubariz K. Afghan, and brought it up
to 2,000 personal and 1,700 horse. One hundred horse were also added
to the mansab of Kabak [461] (?). I sent winter dresses of honour to
`Abdu-llah K. and Lashkar K. At the request of Qasim K. I went to
his garden in the neighbourhood of the city, and in the course of
the procession, scattered 10,000 charans (4-anna pieces). Out of his
offerings I selected one ruby and one diamond, and some cloths.
On the night of Sunday, the 21st, the advanced camp proceeded
auspiciously and happily towards Agra. Barq-andaz K. was appointed
superintendent of artillery with the army of the Deccan. Shaikh Ishaq
(Isaac) was appointed to duty at Kangra. The brother of Allah-dad, the
Afghan, I released from prison, and made him a present of Rs. 10,000. I
gave also a tuyghun falcon to Khurram. On Thursday, the 26th, the
usual entertainment took place. The presents from the ruler of Persia,
which had been sent by Zambil Beg, were laid before me. I gave an
elephant to Sultan Husain, and made a present of Rs. 1,000 to Mulla
Muhammad Kashmiri. [462] The mansab of Sardar Afghan, at the request
of Mahabat K., was fixed at 1,000 personal and 400 horse. As Raja Rup
Chand of Gwalior [463] had been very active in his service at Kangra,
an order was given to the chief diwans to hand over half of his native
place to him in free gift, and the remaining half as a tankhwah jagir.
On the 3rd I demanded in marriage for my son Shahriyar the daughter's
daughter [464] of Madaru-l-mulk I`timadu-d-daula, and sent Rs. 100,000
in cash and goods by way of sachaq (dowry given as part of the marriage
rites). Most of the Amirs and the chief servants went to his house
with gifts. He prepared a grand entertainment with much ceremony. It
is hoped that it may be auspicious to him. As that Chief of the State
had erected lofty buildings, and highly decorated bowers in his house,
he invited me to an entertainment. I went there with the ladies. He
had prepared a great feast, and laid before me appropriate offerings
of all kinds. In order to please him, I took such as I approved of. On
this day Rs. 50,000 were presented to Zambil Beg, the ambassador. The
mansab of Zabar-dast K. was fixed at 1,000 personal and 500 horse,
original and increased. Maqsud, brother of Qasim K., was promoted to
the mansab of 500 personal and 300 horse, and Mirza Dakhani, s. Mirza
Rustam, to that of 500 personal and 200 horse.
At this auspicious time [465] when the standards of victory and
conquest were in Kashmir, the province of eternal spring, happily
employed in sight-seeing and sport, representations constantly
came from the officials in the Southern territories to the effect
that when the victorious standards went to a distance from the
centre of the Khalifate, the rulers of the Deccan, owing to their
wickedness, broke their promises and raised their heads by giving
trouble and exciting sedition, and placing their feet beyond their
own boundary, took possession of many of the districts of Ahmadnagar
and Berar. It was constantly reported that the chief object of these
evil-fortuned ones was to plunder and ruin the cultivated fields and
the grazing-lands. When at the first time the world-opening standards
had proceeded to the conquest of the regions of the south and the
overthrow of that band, and Khurram, with the vanguard, had gone to
Burhanpur, they, by feline tricks suitable to such seditious people,
made him their intercessor and evacuated the royal dominions. They
also sent by way of tribute large sums in cash and goods, and promised
that they would not let loose from their hands the rope of service,
and would not place their feet beyond the boundary of respect, as
has been recorded in the preceding pages. At the request of Khurram,
I had halted for a few days at the Fort of Shadi'abad Mandu, and
at his intercession, and on their humiliation and bewailing, they
were pardoned.
As they had now broken their agreement through evil disposition
and quarrelsomeness, and had turned back from the way of obedience
and service, I sent off the hosts of good fortune again under his
leadership, that they might receive retribution for their evil deeds,
and be an example to all those of crooked fortune and turned heads. But
as the important business of Kangra had been entrusted to him, he had
sent most of his experienced men there. For some days, accordingly, he
could not arrange the matter. At last, report followed on report one
after another, that the enemy had gathered strength, and that nearly
60,000 vagabond horsemen had collected together and taken possession
of royal territory, and wherever there were posts, had removed them,
and joined together in the town of Mahakar. For three months the
imperialists had passed their days in strife and fighting with their
rascally enemies, and during this time three pitched battles had taken
place, and each time the self-sacrificing servants (of the State) had
proved superior to the evil-fortuned rebels. As grain and provisions
could not reach the camp by any road, and the enemy was plundering
on all sides of the army of good fortune, a great scarcity of grain
resulted, and the animals were in bad plight. Having no choice, they
came down from the Balaghat, and took up their position at Balapur. The
rebels, waxing valiant in their pursuit, engaged in plundering in the
neighbourhood of Balapur. Of the servants of the Court 6,000 or 7,000
horsemen, well mounted, were selected, and they made an attack on the
enemy's camp. They (the enemy) numbered about 60,000 cavalry. Briefly,
a great fight took place, and their camp was plundered. Having killed
and taken prisoners many of them, they returned in safety and with
plunder. When they turned back those wretches again attacked them from
all sides, and they came on, fighting as far as the camp. On both sides
about 1,000 were killed. After this fight they (the imperialists)
remained about four months at Balapur. When the scarcity of grain
became excessive, many of the qulaqchis (servants) ran away and
joined the enemy, and constantly bands of them, taking to the road
of disloyalty, were enrolled among the rebels. On this account, not
considering it advisable to delay any longer, they (the imperialists)
came to Burhanpur. Again, those wretches followed them and besieged
Burhanpur, and they were six months shut up there. Many parganas of the
provinces of Berar and Khandesh passed into their possession, and they
stretched out the hand of oppression over the cultivators and poor,
and engaged in collecting the revenues. As the army had undergone
great hardships and the animals had fallen into bad condition, they
could not leave the city to inflict substantial punishment. Thus the
pride and conceit of those short-sighted ones became greater. Just
at this time the royal standards returned to the capital, and by the
grace of God Kangra was conquered.
Accordingly, on Friday, the 4th of Dai, I despatched Khurram in
that direction, bestowing on him a dress of honour, a sword, and an
elephant. Nur Jahan Begam also gave him an elephant. I told him after
he had conquered the province of the Deccan he should take as a reward
two [466] crores of dams from the conquered country. 650 mansabdars,
1,000 Ahadis, 1,000 Turkish musketeers, and 1,000 [467] gunners on
foot, in addition to the 31,000 horse already in that quarter, and
a large force of artillery, and many elephants, were appointed to
accompany him. I also gave him a crore of rupees for the expenses of
the victorious army. The servants (of the Court) who were appointed
on this duty received each, according to his standing as a reward,
horses, elephants, and dresses of honour.
At the same auspicious hour and favourable time, the standards
of the expedition were turned toward Agra, and a halt was made at
Naushahr. [468] Muhammad Riza Jabiri was appointed Diwan to Bengal,
and Khwaja Mulki to the post of Bakhshi in the same, and were promoted
in mansab. Jagat Singh, s. Rana Karan, came from his native place,
and had the good fortune to kiss the threshold. On the 6th of the
same month the open space on the bank of Raja Todar Mal's tank [469]
became the alighting place of the Court of good fortune. Here I halted
for four days. On this day some of the mansabdars who had obtained
leave to go to the conquest of the Deccan were promoted as follows:
Zahid K. held the mansab of 1,000 and 400 horse; he received that
of 1,000 and 500 horse; Hardi Narayan Hada I promoted to 900 and
600 horse, original and increased; Ya`qub, s. Khan Dauran, was given
that of 800 and 400 horse, and in the same manner a great number of
the servants of the State received increase of mansab according to
their capabilities. Mu`tamid K. was appointed to the post of Bakhshi
and newswriter to the royal army, and was honoured with a tugh. The
offering of Lachmi Chand, Raja of Kumaon, consisting of hawks and
falcons and other hunting animals, was brought before me. Jagat Singh,
s. Rana Karan, obtained leave to proceed as an auxiliary to the army
of the Deccan, being presented with a private horse and saddle. Raja
Rup Chand, having been honoured with the gift of an elephant and a
horse, took leave to go to his jagir. On the 12th my son Khan Jahan
(Lodi) was made governor of Multan, and was given leave. There were
conferred on him a complete dress together with a nadiri (a robe of
Jahangir's invention), a jewelled dagger, a special elephant with
trappings, a female elephant, a special horse of the name of Khadang
(i.e., Arrow), and a pair of hawks. Sayyid Hizabr K. held the mansab
of 1,000 and 400 horse. Increasing these by 500 and 200 horse, I gave
him leave to accompany Khan Jahan. Muhammad Shafi` was appointed
Bakhshi and newswriter to the Subah of Multan. Bhawal (or Bahwal),
who was one of the old servants, was made Ashraf-i-tup-khana (head of
the artillery?), and received the title of Ray. On the 13th the bank
of the river Gobindwal became the camp of the army of prosperity, and
a halt of four days was made. A special elephant called Jai Singh,
with a female, were given to Mahabat K., and sent to him by Safiyya
his servant. Robes of honour were also forwarded to the Amirs of the
Subah of Bangash by `Isa Beg.
On the 17th [470] the feast of my lunar weighing took place. As
Mu`tamid K. had been appointed Bakhshi to the army of the Deccan and
given leave, the post of `Arz-muqarrir was given to Khwaja Qasim. Mir
Sharaf was made Bakhshi of the Ahadis, and Fazil Beg made Bakhshi of
the Panjab. As Bahadur K., governor of Qandahar, in consequence of a
disease in his eyes, had requested to be allowed to kiss the threshold,
entrusting the government of Qandahar this day to `Abdu-l-`Aziz K.,
an order was issued to Bahadur K., that when he arrived he should
hand over the fort to him and come himself to Court. On the 21st
of the same month I took up my quarters at Nur-saray. [471] At this
spot the Vakils of Nur Jahan Begam had built a lofty house, and made
a royal garden. It was now completed. On this account the Begam,
having begged for an entertainment, prepared a grand feast, and by
way of offering, with great pains produced all kinds of delicate and
rare things. In order to please her, I took what I approved. I halted
two days at this place. It was settled that the officials of the
Panjab should send Rs. 200,000, in addition to the Rs. 60,000 already
ordered for provisions for the fort of Qandahar. Mir Qiwamu-d-din,
the diwan of the Panjab, obtained leave to go to Lahore, and received
a dress of honour. Qasim K., with a view to punish the seditious in
the neighbourhood of Kangra, and to preserve order in those regions,
was given leave to go, and I presented him with a special nadiri, a
horse, a dagger, and an elephant. His mansab, original and increased,
was fixed at 2,000 personal and 500 horse. At his request, I allowed
Raja Sangram (of Jammu) to proceed to that region, conferring on him
a robe of honour, a horse, and an elephant.
On Thursday the camp was pitched outside the town of Sihrind. I halted
one day, and amused myself with going round the garden. On Sunday,
the 4th, Abu-l-Hasan was sent on service for the conquest of the
Deccan. A dress of honour, with a nadiri, a special shawl, an elephant
named Subh-dam (breath of morn), a horsetail banner, and drums, being
given him. I gave leave to Mu`tamid K., presenting him with a dress of
honour, and a special horse called Subh-i-sadiq (the true dawn). On
the 7th of the same month the bank of the river Sarasati (Saraswati)
was the place of encampment of good fortune in the neighbourhood of
the qasba of mustafa'abad. The next day I encamped at Akbarpur, [472]
whence I sat in a boat on the river Jumna, to reach my object. On
this day `Izzat K. Chachi, [473] with the faujdar of that region,
had the good fortune to kiss the threshold. Giving Muhammad Shafi`
leave to proceed to Multan, I presented him with a horse, a dress
of honour, and a nur-shahi muhar, and sent by him a special turban
(chira) to Khan Jahan, my son (farzand).
Thence, in five marches, I reached the pargana of Kirana, the native
country of Muqarrab K., and the Court encamped there. By way of
offering, his Vakils laid before me 91 rubies [474] and 4 diamonds,
1,000 gaz of mikhmal (satin) as a pa-andaz (foot-carpet), with a
petition from him, presenting also 100 camels as charity. I ordered
them to be distributed among deserving people. From this place,
in five marches Delhi became the halting-place of the standards of
good fortune I sent It`imadu-d-daula to my fortunate son Shah Parwiz
with a special farji (a dress), for him, and it was settled that he
should return in the space of one month and wait on me. Having halted
for two days at Salimgarh, on Thursday, the 23rd, I passed through
the district of Delhi with the intention of hunting in the pargana
of Palam, and halted on the bank of the Shamsi tank. On the road
I scattered 4,000 charans (Rs. 1,000) with my own hand. Twenty-two
elephants, male and female, had arrived from Bengal as an offering
from Allah-yar, s. Iftikhar K., and were passed before me.
Zu-l-Qarnain [475] obtained leave to proceed to the faujdarship of
Sambhar. He is the son of Iskandar, the Armenian, and his father
had the good fortune to be in the service of `Arsh-ashyani (Akbar),
who gave him in marriage the daughter of `Abdu-l-Hayy, [476] the
Armenian, who was in service in the royal harem. By her he had two
sons. One was Zu-l-Qarnain, who was intelligent and fond of work, and
to him, during my reign, the chief diwans had entrusted the charge
of the government salt works at Sambhar, a duty which he performed
efficiently. He was now appointed to the faudjarship of that region. He
is an accomplished composer of Hindi songs. His method in this art was
correct, and his compositions were frequently brought to my notice
and were approved. La`l Beg [477] was selected for the daroghahship
of the records in the place of Nuru-d-din Quli. I passed four days
pleasantly in sporting in the neighbourhood of Palam and returned to
Salimgarh. On the 29th, 19 elephants, 2 eunuchs, [478] 1 slave, 41
[479] fighting cocks, 12 bullocks, and 7 buffaloes were brought before
me as offerings from Ibrahim K. Fath-jang. On Thursday, the 30th,
corresponding with the 25th Rabi`u-l-awwal, the ceremony of my lunar
weighing [480] was performed. I had sent Koka K. to the Khan-khanan,
and forwarded some messages by him. On this day a petition from him
arrived. Mir Miran, who had been appointed to the faujdarship of Mewat,
on this day came and paid his respects, and was dignified with the
governorship of Delhi, in the room of Sayyid Bahwa.
On this day Aqa Beg and Muhibb `Ali, the envoys of the ruler of
Persia, paid their respects, and presented a loving letter from that
noble brother, together with a black and white plume (kalgi-i-ablaq),
valued by the jewellers at Rs. 50,000. My brother also sent me a ruby
weighing 12 tanks, [481] which had belonged to the jewel-chamber of
M. Ulugh Beg, the successor of M. Shah-rukh. In the course of time,
and by the revolutions of fate, it had come into the hands of the
Safawi family. On this ruby there were engraved in the Naskh [482]
character the words: "Ulugh Beg b. M. Shah-rukh Bahadur b. Mir Timur
Gurgan." My brother, Shah `Abbas, directed that in another corner
they should cut the words:
Banda-i-Shah-i-Wilayat [483] `Abbas
"The slave of the King of Holiness, `Abbas."
in the Nasta`liq character. He had this ruby inserted in a jigha
(turban ornament), and sent to me as a souvenir. As the ruby bore
the names of my ancestors, I took it as a blessing for myself,
and bade Sa`ida, the superintendent of the goldsmith's department,
engrave in another corner the words "Jahangir Shah b. Akbar Shah,"
and the current date. After some days, when the news of the conquest
of the Deccan arrived, I gave that ruby to Khurram, and sent it to him.
On Saturday, the 1st of Isfandarmuz, I marched from Salimgarh, and
going first to the glorious mausoleum of Humayun (may the lights
of Allah be his testimony!), performed the dues of humility, and
presented 2,000 quarter rupees (charan) to those who sat in seclusion
in that pure cemetery. I encamped twice on the bank of the Jumna in the
environs of the city. Sayyid Hizabr K., [484] who had been appointed
an auxiliary to Khan Jahan, was sent off with the distinction of a
dress of honour, a sword, a dagger, a horse, and a standard. Sayyids
`Alim and `Abdu-l-Hadi, his brothers, were also each honoured with
a horse and a dress of honour. Mir Baraka Bukhari was allowed to go
to Transoxiana. I entrusted Rs. 10,000 to him, 5,000 of them to be
conveyed to Khwaja Salih Dihbidi, who from his fathers was one of the
well-wishers of this State, and the other 5,000 to be divided among the
mujawirs (custodians) attached to the tomb of Timur (may the lights
of Allah be his testimony!). I also gave a special turban (chira)
to Mahabat K., and sent it to him by Mir Baraka. I also ordered Mir
Baraka to make every effort to procure mottled fish-teeth, and to
procure them from any possible quarter, and at any price.
I went by boat from Delhi, and in six stages reached the plain of
Brindaban. I gave an elephant to Mir Miran, and permitted him to
go to Delhi. Zabar-dast K. was selected to be Mir Tuzuk (master of
ceremonies) in the place of Fida'i K., and I presented him with
a special shawl (parm-narm). Next day, Gokul [485] was the place
of encampment. At this stage, Lashkar K., the governor of Agra,
`Abdu-l-Wahhab Diwan, Raja Nath Mal, Khizr K. Faruqi, ruler (deposed)
of Asir and Burhanpur, Ahmad K., his brother, the Qazi, the Mufti,
and other chief men of the city (of Agra), had the good fortune to wait
[486] on me. On the 11th I halted auspiciously at the Nur-afshan [487]
garden, which is on the opposite side of the Jumna. As the auspicious
hour for entering the city had been fixed for the 14th, I halted here,
and at the selected auspicious hour proceeded to the fort, and entered
the palace happily and victoriously. The propitious journey from
Lahore to Agra was accomplished in the period of two months and two
[488] days, with 49 marches and 21 halts. No day either of marching or
halting, on land or water, passed without sport. 114 deer, 51 duck,
4 heron (karwanak), 10 black partridge (durraj), and 200 bodna [489]
were taken on the way.
As Lashkar K. had satisfactorily performed his duties at Agra,
I increased his mansab by 1,000 personal and 500 horse, and made
it 4,000 personal and 2,500 horse, and sent him as an auxiliary to
the army of the Deccan. Sa`ida, superintendent of the goldsmith's
department, was dignified with the title of Bi-badal K. Four horses,
some silver ornaments and cloths, which the ruler of Persia had
sent me by Aqa Beg and Muhammad Muhibb `Ali, were produced before
me on this day. The entertainment of Thursday, the 20th, took place
in the Nur-manzil garden. I gave a present of Rs. 1,00,000 to my
son Shahriyar. Muzaffar K., according to order, came from Thatta,
and had the good fortune to wait on me. He offered 100 muhars and
Rs. 100. Lashkar K. produced a ruby as an offering. It was valued
at Rs. 4,000. A special horse of the name of Musahib (companion)
was given to `Abdu-llah K. `Abdu-s-Salam, s. Mu`azzam K., having
arrived from Orissa, had the good fortune to wait on me: 100 muhars
and Rs. 100 were laid before me as his nazar. The mansab of Dust Beg,
s. Tulak K., was fixed at 900 personal and 400 horse. The entertainment
of Thursday, the 27th, was held in the Nur-afshan garden. A special
dress of honour was given to M. Rustam, and a horse to his son, who
was called Dakhani, and a special horse and an elephant to Lashkar K.
On Friday, the 28th, I went to hunt to the village of Samonagar,
and returned at night. Seven Persian horses, with their trappings,
were laid before me as an offering from Aqa Beg and Muhibb `Ali. I
presented Zambil Beg, the ambassador, with a Nur-jahani muhar of the
weight of 100 tolas, and gave a jewelled penholder to Sadiq K., the
chief Bakhshi. I also gave a village [490] in Agra, by way of in`am,
to Khizr K. Faruqi. In this year 85,000 bighas of land, 3,325 khar-wars
(of rice), 4 villages, 2 ploughs (of land), and a garden, Rs. 2,327, 1
muhar, 6,200 darbs (half rupees), 7,880 quarter rupees (charan), 1,512
tolas of gold and silver, and 10,000 dams from the treasury were given,
in my presence, as alms to faqirs and necessitous people. Thirty-eight
elephants, of the value of Rs. 2,41,000, [491] were presented as
offerings, and were placed in the special elephant house, whilst 51
were presented by me to the great Amirs and the servants of the Court.