The Akbarī Generations 76.4

76.4

Three days afterwards, intelligence came in that Mirza Muhammad Hakim, having been informed of the Emperor's march towards the Panjab, had passed the river of Lahore, and gone off to Kabul. The Emperor advanced from Sirhind to Kalanor, and from thence to New Rohtas. There he received good news, and hunting as he went along, he reached the Indus. In the month of Rabi'u-s sani, he ordered a fort to be built on the banks of the Indus, which is called Sind-sagar, and he called it Atak Banaras. Boats were scarce, so he ordered the amirs and soldiers to search for and produce some. He assigned their respective posts to the various amirs. Kunwar Man Singh, with Shaikh Jamal Bakhtiyar and Madhu Singh his brother * * and others were sent over the river towards Parshor (Peshawar). When they took possession of that city, the Emperor sent Prince Murad along with Kalij Khan, Rai Singh, Mirza Yusuf, and other amirs, to effect the conquest of Kabul. At this time Khwaja Abu-l Fazl and * * came as envoys from Mirza Muhammad Hakim, to beg pardon for his offences. The Emperor sent Haji Habibu-lla along with them to Kabul, promising him forgiveness, on condition that he repented of the past, would bind himself by oath (for the future), and would send his sister to the Imperial Court. Prince Murad passed through the Khaibar Pass, and on the 15th Jumada-s sani, the Emperor crossed over the river Sind-sagar (Indus), and there encamped.