The Akbarī Generations 1.4.7

1.4.7

Mir Tahir Sadr was sent as ambassador to Shah Husain Arghun, ruler of Tatta; and Samandar Beg, one of the courtiers of the Emperor, was sent with him in charge of a horse and a robe. The gist of the message which they conveyed was, that the Emperor had been compelled to come to Tatta, and his object was to attempt the recovery of Gujarat. The Shah was invited to come and wait upon the Emperor, and consult with him about the conquest of Gujarat. Shah Husain Arghun temporized for six months by sending complimentary messages, and said that there could be no good in staying near Bakhar, but if the camp were nearer Tatta it would be more convenient, for five or six months might be lost while they were negociating. If the Emperor would come nearer, whatever seemed advisable should be done. Grain becoming scarce in Bakhar, the Emperor marched off to Patar, where Mirza Hindal was staying, for he had heard that Mirza Hindal intended to go to Kandahar. It was on one occasion in this year, while the Emperor was staying in the camp of Mirza Hindal, that he married Maryam-i Makani Hamida Banu Begam, the mother of the Emperor Akbar, and spent several days of happiness and pleasure in the camp of Hindal. The Emperor now forbad him to go to Kandahar, and directed him to return to Luhari.