The Institutes of Akbar 379: 151. Khuda’wand Kha'n i Dak’hini’.

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Khudawand Khan was a Nizamshahi Grandee. As his father was born at Mashhad, Kh. is often called Mashhadi. He was of course a Shi’ah.
He was a man of imposing stature, and well-known for his personal courage. When Khwajah Mirak of Isfahan, who had the title of Chingiz Khan, was the Vakil of Murtaza Nizam Shah, Kh. rose to dignity. He held several districts in Berar as jagir. The Masjid of Rohank’herah was built by him.
In 993, when Mir Murtaza of Sabzwar (No. 162) commanded the army of Berar, and was no longer able to withstand Salabat Khan Chirgis in the Dak’hin, Kh. accompanied M. Murtaza to Hindustan. Both were well received by Akbar, and Kh. was made a Commander of One Thousand. He received Patan in Gujrat as tuyul. He was married to Abulfazl’s sister, and died in the end of the 34th year, before the middle of 998 (Badaoni II, 372, where in the Tarikh of his death the word Dak’hini must be written without a h).
Once Abulfazl had invited several grandees, Khudáwand among them. The dishes placed before Kh. contained fowls and game and different kinds of vegetables, whilst the other guests had roast meat. He remarked it, took offence, and went away. Although Akbar assured him that Abulfazl had treated him to fowls and game according to a Hindústání custom, Kh. disliked Abulfazl, and never went again to his house. ‘Hence Dak’hinis are notorious in Hindustan for stupidity.’
The Tabaqát puts Kh. among the Commanders of Fifteen Hundred, and says that he died in 995. The Maásir has 997.