The Akbarī Generations 20: Mirza Sulaiman's Third Visit to Kabul.

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It has been before narrated how Mirza Sulaiman came to the rescue of Mirza Muhammad Hakim, and how, after overthrowing Shah Abu-l Ma'ali, he gave jagirs to his own adherents, and then returned home. Mirza Muhammad Hakim and his people, being greatly annoyed by these Badakhshanis, drove them out of Kabul. Mirza Sulaiman then came again with a large army to take revenge for this expulsion. Mirza Muhammad Hakim left Baki Kakshal in command of his followers at Kabul, and went off himself to Jalalabad and Parshawar. Upon reaching the river Baran, Mirza Sulaiman learnt how Mirza Muhammad Hakim had abandoned Kabul, and gone to Jalalabad.
Mirza Muhammad Hakim went on from Parshawar to the shores of the Indus, and from thence forwarded to the Emperor a letter containing a statement of his grievances. Mirza Sulaiman, on learning that Mirza Muhammad Hakim had made an appeal to the Emperor, and had left Parshawar, stationed one of his adherents named Kambar with three hundred men at Jalalabad, and went towards Kabul.
When the statement of Mirza Muhammad Hakim reached the Imperial Court, an order was given directing all the nobles and jagirdars of the Panjab (such as Muhammad Kuli Khan Birlas, Khan-i Kalan, Kutbu-d din Muhammad Khan, Kamal Khan Gakhar, and others) to assemble their forces and march to the assistance of Mirza Muhammad Hakim. These nobles, in obedience to the command, proceeded to the Indus, and joined Muhammad Hakim. Then they began their march to recover Kabul. On reaching Jalalabad they sent Mirza Hasan into the place to summon Kambar, Mirza Sulaiman's representative, to surrender; but that doomed one would not submit, so the Imperial forces attacked the fort. They took it in an hour, and put Kambar and all his three hundred men to the sword. Two men were allowed to go and carry the intelligence to Mirza Sulaiman, and the head of Kambar, with the news of the capture of the city, was sent to Baki Kakshal at Kabul. Mirza Sulaiman, on hearing of the fall of Jalalabad, and the approach of the royal forces, fled to Badakhshan. Mirza Muhammad Hakim, escorted by the Imperial nobles, returned to Kabul, and again assumed the Government. The nobles, in obedience to the orders which they had received from the Emperor, then returned to their Jagirs, excepting Khan-i Kalan, who had been appointed guardian of Mirza Muhammad Hakim. Shortly afterwards the Mirza, without consulting Khan-i Kalan, gave his sister, who had formerly been married to Shah Abu-l Ma'ali, to be the wife of Khwaja Husain Nakshabandi, a descendant of Khwaja Bahau-d din. Presuming upon the importance he had acquired by this marriage, the Khwaja began to interfere in the affairs of the Mirza, and to call Khan-i Kalan to account. The Khan was a hot-tempered man, and would not endure this, so he left Kabul, and went to Lahore without taking leave. Then he made a report of what had occurred to the Emperor.