Muntakhab al-tawarikh 54.11

54.11

In the year 913 H. (1507 A.D.), after the rising of Canopus he proceeded with the object of reducing the fortress of Narwar. Whilst en route he fell in with the elephants and cavalry and infantry of Jalal Khan Lodi, whom he had sent on in advance to clear the way, and whom he had appointed to reduce Narwar. Becoming suspicious of him, he set about overthrowing him, and made some pretext for dispersing his forces, and taking him prisoner sent him to the fortress of Sakkar; he then took Narwar, the garrison having capitulated. And in the year 914 H. (1508 A.D.) he constructed other forts round Narwar to increase its strength, and bestowing In this year also Suleiman, the son of Khan-i-Khanan Farmuli, was dismissed from the service of the Sultan, on the grounds that he had been appointed to perform a service at Utgir, and in the direction of Supar, and had refused: the pargana of Indri Karnal was given him as Madad-i-ma'ash (rent-free land), with orders to go and remain there. In this year Bahjat Khan of Malwa transferred Chanderi to Sultan Sikandar on account of the weakness of Sultan Mahmud of Malwa, and read the Khutbah in his name in those districts. Accordingly proclamations conveying tidings of this victory were written to all parts of the Kingdom;