Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 209.2.11

209.2.11

Mullik Eiaz, having learned the King’s intentions, despatched a confidential person secretly to the Rana, saying, “As we have contracted a friendship during the late negotiations, it is but fair that we should assist each other by advice. I think it my duty, therefore, to inform you that the King is highly displeased that the army returned without having effected any object of importance, and he, in consequence, intends in a few months more to march in person to plunder your country. I therefore advise you to send, as soon as possible, your eldest son as ambassador to this court with a number of "valuable presents, regretting the differences which exist, and begging to be considered as a vassal of this crown. This appears to me to be the only mode by which you can secure your own safety, or avert the evil of a war."