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When after the Prince’s death, Mán Singh, in 993, crossed the Níláb (p. 340) for Kábul, Sháh Beg took M. M. Hakím’s two sons, Kai Qubád and Afrásiyáb, to Akbar, and received a mansab. Sh. B. distinguished himself in the war with the Yúsufzaís, and got Khusháb as jágír. He then served under the Khán Khánán in Sindh, and was for his bravery promoted to a command of 2500. In the 39th year Akbar sent him to Qandahár (p. 313), which Muzaffar Husain had ceded. During the time of his Governorship, Sh. B. succeeded in keeping down the notorious Kákar tribe. In the 42nd year, he was made a Commander of 3500. In the 47th year, Ghaznín was placed in his charge (vide No. 63). Immediately after the accession of Jahángír, Husain Khán Shámlú, the Persian Governor at Harát, thinking Akbar’s death would lead to disturbances, made war upon Sh. B. and besieged Qandahár, which he hoped to starve out. To vex him, Sh. B. gave every night feasts on the top of the castle before the very eyes of the enemies (Tuzuk, p. 33). One day, Husain Khán sent an ambassador into the Fort, and Sh. B., though provisions had got low, had every available store of grain spread out in the streets, in order to deceive the enemies. Not long after, Husain Sháh received a reprimand from Sháh ’Abbás for having besieged Qandahár ‘without orders,’ and Husain Khán, without having effected anything, had to raise the siege. When Jahángír in 1016 (18th Çafar) visited Kábul, Sh. B. paid his respects, was made a Commander of 5000, and received the title of Khán Daurán. He was also made Governor of Kábul (in addition to Qandahár), and was ordered to prepare a financial settlement for the whole of Afghánistán. After having held this office till the end of 1027, he complained of the fatigues incident to a residence in Kábul, horse-travelling and the drizzly state of the atmosphere of the country,” paid in the beginning of 1028 his respects at Court (Tuz., p. 257), and was appointed Governor of T’hat’hah. He resigned, however, in the same year (Tuz., p. 275) and got the revenue of the Parganah of Khushab assigned as pension (75,000 Rs.). Before he went to T’hat’hah, he called on Açaf Khán to take leave, and Açaf recommended to him the brothers of Mullá Muhammad of T’hat’hah, who had been a friend of Açaf. Sháhbeg had heard before that the Mullá’s brothers, in consequence of Açaf’s support, had never cared for the Governors of the province; hence he said to Açaf, “Certainly, I will take an interest in their welfare, if they are sensible (sarhisáb); but if not, I shall flay them.” Açaf got much annoyed at this, opposed him in everything, and indirectly forced him to resign. Sh. B. was a frank Turk. When Akbar appointed him Governor of Qandahár, he conferred upon him an ’alam and a naqqárah (p. 50); but on receiving the insignia, he said to Faríd (No. 99), “What is all this trash for? Would that His Majesty gave me an order regarding my mançab, and a jágír, to enable me to get better troopers for his service.” On his return, in 1028, from Kábul, he paraded before Jahángír his contingent of 1000 picked Mughul troopers whose appearance and horses created much sensation. He was much given to wine drinking. He drank, in fact, wine, cannabis, opium, and kuknár, mixed together; and called his beverage of four ingredients Chár Bughrá (p. 60, l. 13), which gave rise to his nickname Chár Bughrá Khur. His sons. 1. Mírzá Sháh Muhammad, Ghaznín Khán, a well educated man. Jahángír, in 1028, made him a Commander of One Thousand, 600 horse. 2. Ya'qúb Beg, son-in-law to Mírzá Ja’far Açaf Khán (III) (No. 98), a Commander of Seven Hundred, 350 horse. The Maásir says, he was a fatalist (azalparast), and died obscure. 3. Asad Beg (Tuz. p. 275), a Commander of Three Hundred, 60 horse. The Maásir does not mention him. The Tuzuk, p. 34, mentions a Qásim Beg Khán, a relation of Sh. B. This is perhaps the same as No. 350. ### [285.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.285.148) Sháhbeg Khán Arghún must not be confounded with No. 148. --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.285](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.285) · Pramāṇa