The Akbarī Generations 5.7

5.7

The Emperor and his followers were engaged at Jalandhar in counteracting the efforts of Sultan Sikandar. When the intelligence of this disaster reached him, he appointed Khwaja Khizr Khan, who belonged to the lineage of the Mughal Sultans, and had married Gulbadan Begam, the aunt of the Emperor, to oppose Sultan Sikandar, while he himself marched to Dehli. Upon his reaching the town of Sirhind, the defeated nobles waited upon him. But Khan-khanan, who had the general direction of state affairs, had deemed it desirable to destroy Tardi Beg Khan. So he had summoned him to his tent, and had caused him to be put to death. He had also placed in confinement Khwaja Sultan 'Ali and the Mir Munshi and the Khanjar-beg of Tardi Khan. When the royal tents were pitched, 'Ali Kuli Khan and * * * were sent forward with the advanced forces, and the Emperor followed to confront the enemy.