The Akbarī Generations 42.1

42.1

The beginning of this year corresponded with Sunday, 17th Shawwal, 978 H. (13th March, 1571 A.D.) At the beginning of this year His Majesty departed from Dipalpur for Lahore, and Hasan Kuli Khan, the governor of that city, hastened forth to receive him. Leaving his camp at Malkapur, the Emperor went on speedily to Lahore. He passed that day and night in the house of Hasan Kuli, and next day the Khan presented his gifts. On the following day the Emperor returned to the camp, and after spending a few days in the vicinity of Lahore, he set off for Hisar-Firozah, on a visit to the shrine of Khwaja Mu'inu-d din. Nahid Begam was wife of Muhibb 'Ali Khan son of Mir Khalifa, and her mother was wife of Mirza 'Isa Tarkhan, the ruler of Thatta. Mirza 'Isa being dead, Nahid Begam had received leave from His Majesty about a year before this date to go to Sind, to see her mother, and bring the daughter of Mirza 'Isa to pay homage to the Emperor. Muhammad Baki Tarkhan now occupied the seat of his father, and would have nothing to do with Nahid Begam. She therefore returned in anger to the Emperor, and made a statement of the harshness and tyranny of Muhammad Baki, and of the disrespect he had shown to the Emperor's servants. She said that if the Emperor would permit and support her husband Muhibb 'Ali Khan, he could easily effect the conquest of Thatta.