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When Rajah Todar Mall went in the afore-mentioned capacity to Gujrat, Muzaffar Husain, son of Ibrahim Husain Mirza, who was daughter’s son to Kamran Mirza came from the country of the Dak’hin. At the time of the siege of Surat his mother Gulrukh Begum had carried him off from there, at the age of fifteen or sixteen years. At the instigations of a scoundrel named Mihr ‘Ali, one of the old retainers of Mirza Ibrahim Husain, he gathered together a number of vagabonds and raised an insurrection in Gujrat. Then Baz Bahadur, son of Sharif Muhammad Khan Atgah, and Baba Beg Diwan of Gujrat, marched against Muzaffar Husain Mirza, attacked him in the pargana of Patlad, and were defeated. Then the Mirza went off to Cambay with some 2,000 or 3,000 horse. And Wazir Khan, governor of Gujrat, although he had a force of 2,000 horse, on account of the dissatisfaction among his troops, who were by no means to be relied on, determined to shut himself up in the fort, and wrote a statement of affairs to Rajah Todar Mall, who was at Patan. Then the Rajah marched towards Ahmadabad, upon which the Mirza decamped from outside Ahmadabad and retired on Dulaka. ### [78.42.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.78.42.2) Wazir Khan and the Rajah pursued them, and a fierce battle took place in that neighbourhood, and defeat fell on the enemy, who retired to Junagarh. At this juncture the Rajah returned suddenly to Fathpur. Then Muzaffar Husain returned from Junagarh, and besieged Wazir Khan (who for the aforenamed reason had, rather than risk an engagement, again shut himself up in the fortress) at Ahmadabad. He placed ladders against the walls of the castle, and endeavoured to take it by assault; in fact he had almost carried the fort, when suddenly a bullet reached the breast of Mihr ‘Ali, who was the Mirza’s absolute vicegerent, and the casket of his secrets, and brought him into a casket indeed: — Death comes unexpectedly, And the grave is a casket indeed”. As soon as the Mirza became aware of this catastrophe he took to flight, and went towards Sultanpur and Nadarbar. ### [78.42.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.78.42.3) The renowned Amirs who, under the leadership of Shihab-uddin Ahmad Khan, had been appointed against Rajah ‘Ali Khan, and had driven him into the fortress, and keeping him closely beseiged had ravaged the country, were very near taking the fortress. Meanwhile Qutb-uddin Muhammad Khan became anxious, and separating himself from the Amirs went towards Bahrouch and Barodah, where he held jagirs, and which through the Mirza had been thrown into the direst confusion. The financial affairs of Asir and Burhanpur had become so completely embarrassed, that the Amirs had to content themselves with receiving from Rajah ‘Ali Khan so much tribute as he was then in a position to pay, and sent it to Court, and themselves returned to their jagirs. ### [78.42.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.78.42.4) At this time Hakim ‘Ain-ul-mulk Shirazi, who in the year nine hundred and eighty-three had gone on an embassy in company with the wakil of ‘Adil Khan ruler of the Dakhin, returned and presented the elephants and other valuable presents of ‘Adil Khan to the Emperor; and after the superseding of Deh Chand, Rajah of Majholi, in the military command of Bans Bareli, Hakim ‘Ain-ul-mulk was appointed to the command in the skirts of the mountain district. From that place he wrote a report consisting of over 50 sections. In one of them he said: “Since I am separated from the Court, and in this desolate wilderness I have not a single one of my friends for a companion, if a certain Rajah who is acquainted with the good and evil of this district, and the conduct of its affairs should mention my name, and if people be inclined to restore their confidence to him, and he should have any unrequited services at Court, please send him: it would be a great kindness to him, and a great advantage to your humble servant. But your Majesty’s will is law.” Khwajah Shah Mansur read over each section, and wrote an answer according to the Emperor’s orders, but when he came to this section His Majesty gave neither ‘Yea’ nor ‘Nay’;— “Though hair should grow on the palm of the hand, Yet thy locks cannot come into my hand Such is my hard fate, And such is thy hard-heartedness. ### [78.42.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.78.42.5) And in the month of Rajab (in the year nine hundred and eighty-five) which is the time of the festival the saint Khwajah Ajmiri, the Emperor turned his face towards Ajmir. And while he was at Todah, Shah Abu Turab one of the great Sayyids of Shiraz and counsellor of the Sultans of Gujrat, and Rajah Todar Mall, who after his victory over Mirza Muzaffar Husain had set out for the Court, arrived. When not far from Mairt’ha he appointed Shah Abu Turab Mir Hajji over a caravan of pilgrims, and to I’timad Khan Gujrati he gave a large sum of money, and permission to proceed to the sacred Makkah. And the Emperor issued a general order that any one who wished might go. And when I brought a petition from ‘Abd-un-nabi, I also received permission to go. The Emperor asked me: ‘Have you a mother still alive?’ I answered: ‘Yes’. He said: ‘Is there one of your brothers who withdraws from the fulfilment of his obligations?’ I answered: ‘No, I am their only means of support.’ To this he replied: ‘If you were to obtain your mother’s permission first, it would be better’. But that happiness I was not fortunate enough to obtain: and now with the teeth of disappointment she gnaws the back of the hand of repentance:— “Thy favour did not do one particular thing, And the time for the thing passed by. On one particular day I met not with thee, And the opportunity passed by.” ### [78.42.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.78.42.6) In the neighbourhood of the town of Ambir, in the district of Multan, which is an ancient city which had become totally ruined, the Emperor commanded the rebuilding of the city. A lofty castle, and gates and a garden were apportioned out to the Amirs, and they expended the greatest energy in the work of building, so that in Eight days it was finished. And the Emperor made the rayats settle down in that district. He called the place after the name of Rai Manohar, son of Rai Lonkaran, governor of Sambhar, and gave it the name of Manohar-pur. This Manohar, whom they called for some time Mirza Manohar, grew up and was educated in the service of the eldest prince, and attained to great proficiency. Now he composes poetry and bears the title of Tusani, and an exceedingly able young man he is. He will be mentioned in the sequel containing Memoirs of the Poets. Thence by way of Narnol the Emperor set out for Dihli; and Shaikh Nizam of Narnol, one of the greatest Shaikhs of the time, came to meet him. After performing the pilgrimages at Dihli to the tombs of the great saints of that illustrious locality, the Emperor went on a hunting expedition in the neighbourhood of Palam. ### [78.42.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.78.42.7) At the beginning of the last decade of the blessed month of Ramazan in this year, news reached me at Rewari, that at Basawar a son had been born to me, a happiness which I had been long anxiously expecting. I presented an offering of ashrafis to the Emperor, and requested him to name the child. After reading the Fatihah he enquired the name of my father and of my grandfather. I answered Muluk Shah was my father, and he was the son of Hamid”. He said, “This child is called ‘Abdu-l Hadi,” Hadi being a name which at that time was day and night upon his lips. Although Hafiz Muhammad Amin, the preacher, and one of the Seven Imams, kept urging me with the greatest importunity not to commit this folly, but to assemble some reciters of the Qur’an to my house to recite the whole Qur’an in order to secure a long life for my son, I declined to do so, and at the end of six months my son died. If God will, may he be to me a reward and treasure, an intercessor and one accepted in the Day of Judgment! ### [78.42.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.78.42.8) From Rewari I took five months’ leave and went to Basawar, on account of certain important affairs, or rather follies; but I exceeded my term of absence and remained there a whole year. This neglect of duty and the machinations of my enemies caused me to fall from the Emperor’s favour, and he took no further notice of me. Even to this day although a period of eighteen years has elapsed since that event, and eighteen thousand worlds have passed away, I continue still afflicted with this unrequited service, which offers neither chance of confirming myself in his favour, nor opportunity of leaving his service: --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.78.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.78.42) · Pramāṇa