Early in the month of Redjeb we came to the city of Anderab, and
journeyed from there through Badakhshan to Talikan, where I had an
interview with Suleiman Shah[161] and his son Ibrahim Mirza. On the
day of our arrival the Mirza had met us, and received me in his
pleasure-garden; I offered him some presents and a gazel. The Mirza,
who understood poetry, entered into a poetical competition with me, and
introduced me next day to his father, to whom I also offered gifts and
a gazel. The Sovereign also showed me much attention and loaded me with
signs of his favor. There was hostility between Pir Mohammed Khan, the
ruler of Balkh, and Borak Khan, the ruler of Transoxania, and the roads
were made unsafe, the more so as Pir Mohammed's younger brother had
raised a revolt in Kunduz, Kavadian, and Termed, which districts were
now in great tumult. They advised me therefore to travel by the way of
Badakhshan and Khatlan,[162] and both Suleiman and his son presented
me with horses and garments of honor, besides giving me a letter
of recommendation to Djihanghir Ali, the ruler of Khatlan, who had
married his younger sister; and so I journeyed to Kishm, the capital of
Badakhshan.[163] I saw the Sovereign's pleasure-garden, and Humayun's
garden Duabe, and proceeded from Kalai Zafar[164] to Rustak, and from
there to Bender Semti.[165] I approached Dalli, in Khatlan, from the
Kashgar (eastern) side, and made a pilgrimage to the grave of Seid
Ali Hamadani, and from there I went to Kulaba,[166] where I met with
Djihanghir Ali Khan, and after presenting my letter of recommendation
he gave me an escort of 50 men to conduct me to Charsui, where I
crossed the Pul-i-Senghin[167] (stone bridge), and dismissed the men
who had escorted us.