The Institutes of Akbar 254: 83. Qiya’ Kha’n Gung.

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Qiyá is a Turkish word and means red, ornament. Gung, if it is the Persian word, means ‘dumb.’ He served under Humáyún, and held Kol Jalálí. On the approach of Hemú, he joined Tardí Beg (No. 12) in Dihlí, and retreated with him. After Hemú’s defeat, Qiyá was sent to Ágrah, and was raised to the dignity of a commander of Five Thousand. Several parganahs in Gwáliár having been given to him as tuyúl, Qiyá Khán, in the 2nd year of Akbar’s reign, besieged Gwáliár, which was held by Bhíl Khán, a general of Salím Sháh, during whose reign Gwáliár had been the capital of the empire. Bhíl Khán, thinking it impossible to hold the Fort for a long time, wished to hand it over for a consideration to Rájah Rámsah, whose ancestors had held Gwáliár, when Qiyá Khán arrived, and after defeating the Rájah, prepared himself to besiege Bhíl Khán. When Akbar, in 966, came to Ágrah, he sent a detachment to assist Qiyá, and Bhíl Khán submitted.
He was a friend of Bairám, but was the first that left him and joined Akbar. A few years later, Qiyá Khán joined Khán Zamán’s rebellion, but repented and was pardoned, at the request of Mun’im Khán.
After the first conquest of Bengal, Q. Kh. was sent to Orissa, to settle matters. He remained in Orissa and Bengal during the Bengal rebellion, and when, in the 25th year, the Imperialists withdrew from that country, Qutlú Khán seized upon Orissa, and besieged Qiyá Khán in some fort. Deserted by his soldiers, Q. Kh. was killed (989).
Turdí Khán (No. 101), his son, was a Commander of Fifteen Hundred. He accompanied Prince Dányál to the Dak’hin, but fell later in disgrace. In the 49th year, he was restored and promoted to a command of Two Thousand Five Hundred, and got a present of 5 lacs of Rupees.