The Akbarī Generations 84: Thirty-fourth year of the Reign.

84

The beginning of this year corresponded with Saturday, 4th Jumada-l awwal, 997 (11th March, 1589). [The usual festival of eighteen days.]
Kalij Khan arrived from Gujarat, and was appointed to assist Raja Todar Mal in Revenue and Civil administration. Hakim 'Ainu-l Mulk returned from his embassy to Tatta with the envoys of Jani Beg Tarkhan, who brought the offerings of the Beg along with a letter.
On the 22nd Jumada-s sani, 997, the Emperor started to pay a visit to Kashmir and Kabul. On reaching Bhimbhar, at the beginning of the mountains of Kashmir, he there left the ladies of the harem with the Prince Murad, and went on express. On the 1st Sha'ban he reached Srinagar, where he remained some days, visiting the city and neighbourhood. When the rainy season came on, letters were sent for the ladies of the harem and Prince Murad to go to Rohtas, and there await his return. Amir Fathu-lla Shirazi ['Azdu-d daula] died in Kashmir, to the great sorrow of the Emperor. Shaikh Faizi wrote an elegy upon him. * *
On the 27th Ramazan the Emperor started for Kabul by way of Pakhali and the fort of Atak. Abu-l Fath, one of His Majesty's friends and companions, died at Dhamtaur, and was buried at Hasan Abdal. Prince Murad and the ladies, by command of the Emperor, came up to Atak from Rohtas. Here Shahbaz Khan Kambu was sent against the remaining Afghans. His Majesty then crossed the Indus, and proceeded on to Kabul, where he arrived on the 22nd Zi-l ka'da. Hakim Humam and Mir Sadr Jahan, who had been sent on an embassy to Mawara-un nahr, now returned, bringing with them an ambassador from 'Abdu-lla Khan, who was the bearer of a letter and presents. His Majesty spent two months at Kabul, often visiting the gardens and places of interest. All the people of Kabul, noble and simple, profited by his presence.
Here intelligence reached him that Raja Todar Mal wakilu-s saltanat, and mushrif-i diwan, and Raja Bhagwan Das amiru-l umara, had died at Lahore. On the 8th Muharram, 998, the Emperor started on his return to Hindustan, leaving the government of Kabul in the hands of Muhammad Kasim Mir-bahr, with Tokhta Beg Kabuli, and * * * * several amirs, as coadjutors. He gave the government of Gujarat to Mirza 'Aziz Muhammad Kokaltash A'zam Khan, who held the government of Malwa. He recalled me, Nizamu-d din Ahmad, the author of this work, to Court. To Khan-khanan he gave Jaunpur instead of the jagir which he had held in Gujarat.