Muntakhab al-tawarikh 185: LXVII Mulla Pir Muhammad of Shirvan

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He was a Mulla of good understanding and great penetration, and gathered round him a cheerful company. Notwithstanding this he was hard-hearted man, and took no heed to do that which was lawful or avoid that which was unlawful. He came from Shirvan and entered the service of the Khan-i-Khanan, Bairam Khan, in Qandahar, and received advancement. After the reconquest of Hindustan he received the title of Khan, and afterwards that of Nasiru-l-Mulk, and lived for three or four years in the greatest honour and consideration, but since the days of the wicked are few, he was shortly afterwards drowned in the river Narbada in Malwa, and joined Pharaoh in the Nile of hell. His death has been recorded in the history of the reign. I saw him from afar, but, thank God, I never associated with him.