The Akbarī Generations 49.6

49.6

In the beginning of Shawwál, letters came from Lahore with the intelligence that Ibráhím Husain Mírzá had crossed the Satlada (Satlej), and was marching upon Dípálpur. Husain Kulí Khán held a secret council with the amírs about the course necessary to be pursued. The army was suffering great hardships, and the dogs in the fortress were anxious for peace, so Husain Kulí Khán felt constrained to accede. The infidels Undertook to pay a large tribute: five mans of gold, Akbarshahi weight, and various kinds of stuffs for His Majesty. A mosque was founded in front of the palace of Raja Jai Chandar, and after the completion of the first arch a pulpit was raised, and Hafiz Muhammad Bakir read the khutba in the name of the Emperor on Friday, in the middle of Shawwal, 980. As he repeated the titles of the Emperor, gold was showered upon his head. When peace was concluded, the khutba read, and the coins stamped with the Emperor's name, Husain Kuli Khan marched away.