The Institutes of Akbar 351: 120. Báz Bahádur, son of Shujáwal Khán [Súr].

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Abulfazl says below (Third Book, Çúbah of Málwah) that his real name was Báyazíd.
Báz Bahádur’s father was Shujá’at Khán Súr, who is generally called in histories Shujáwal, or Sajáwat, Khán. The large town Shujáwalpúr, or Sajáwalpúr, in Málwah bears his name; its original name, Shujá’atpúr, which Abulfazl gives below under Sirkár Sárangpúr, Málwah, appears to be no longer in use.
When Sher Sháh took Málwah from Mallú (Qádir Khán), Shujá’at Khán was in Sher Sháh’s service, and was made by him governor of the conquered province. In Salím’s reign, he returned to Court; but feeling dissatisfied with the king, he returned to Málwah. Salím despatched a corps after him, and Shujá’at fled to the Rajah of Dúngarpúr. Some time after, he surrendered to Salím and remained with him, Málwah being divided among the courtiers. Under ’Adlí, he was again appointed to Málwah. After a short time, he prepared himself to assume the royal purple, but died (962).
Báz Bahádur succeeded him. He defeated several opponents, and declared himself, in 963, king of Málwah. His expedition to Gaḍha was not successful, Rání Dirgáwatí (p. 367) having repulsed him. He now gave himself up to a life of ease and luxury; his singers and dancing women were soon famous throughout Hindústán, especially the beautiful Rúpmadí, who is even now-a-days remembered.
In the very beginning of the 6th year of Akbar’s reign, Adham Kokah (No. 19) was ordered to conquer Málwah. Pír Muhammad Khán (No. 20), ’Abdullah Khán Uzbak (No. 14), Qiyá Khán Gung (No. 33), Sháh Muhammad Khán of Qandahár (No. 95) and his son ’Ádil Khán (No. 125), Çádiq Khán (No. 43), Habíb ’Alí Khán (No. 133), Haidar Muhammad Khán (No. 66), Muhammad Qulí Toqbái (No. 129), Qiyá Khán (No. 184), Mírak Bahádur (No. 208), Samánjí Khán (No. 147), Payandah Muhammad Mughul (No. 68), Mihr ’Alí Sildoz (No. 130), Sháh Fanáí (No. 115), and other grandees accompanied Adham. They met Báz Bahádur three kos from Sárangpúr and defeated him (middle of 968). Báz Bahádur fled to the jungles on the Khándesh frontier. He collected a new army, but was defeated by Pír Muhammad, who had succeeded Adham. He then fled to Mírán Sháh of Khándesh, who assisted him with troops. Pír Muhammad in the mean time conquered Bíjágaḍh, threw himself suddenly upon Burhánpúr, sacked the town, and allowed an indiscriminate slaughter of the inhabitants. B. B. marched against him, and defeated him. As related above, Pír Muhammad fled, and was drowned in the Narbaddá. The imperialists thereupon got discouraged, and the jágírdárs left for Ágrah, so that Báz Bahádur without opposition re-occupied Málwah.
In the 7th year, Akbar sent ’Abdullah Khán Uzbak to Málwah. Before he arrived, B. B. fled without attempting resistance, and withdrew to the hills. He lived for some time with Bhayjí, Zamíndár of Baglánah, and tried to obtain assistance from Chingíz Khán and Sher Khán of Gujrát, and lastly even from the Nizám ul Mulk. Meeting nowhere with support, B. B. went to Ráná U’dai Singh. He then appears to have thrown himself on Akbar’s generosity; for in the 15th year, Akbar ordered Hasan Khán Khazánchí to conduct Báz Bahádur to Court. He now entered the emperor’s service, and was made on his arrival a commander of One Thousand. Some time later, he was promoted to a mançab of Two Thousand. He had been dead for some time in 1001.
Báz Bahádur and his Rúpmadí lie buried together. Their tomb stands in the middle of a tank in Ujjain. Vide No. 188.