Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 293.3

293.3

When our situation became known we were released from fetters, but the treatment we experienced brought my poor father’s grey hairs to the grave. The city of Mooltan thus fell into the hands of Hoossein Arghoon. The young prince was kept a state prisoner; and the place so completely sacked, and the habitations so destroyed, that no one could then suppose it would ever regain its former splendour; but Hoossein Arghoon left one of his ameers, called Shums-ood-Deen, in charge, with orders to rebuild it; and having nominated Lushkur Khan Lunga his deputy, he returned to Tutta. Lushkur Khan was the means of rebuilding Mooltan; after which, having procured a party to assist him, he expelled Shums-ood-Deen, and assumed the title of governor.” When Babur Padshah abdicated the throne in favour of his son Hoomayoon, the latter prince gave the country of Punjab in jageer to Mirza Kamran. On his arrival at Lahore, he sent for Lushkur Khan, and appointed a place for him to reside in, which is now included in one of the mohullas or wards of Lahore, and is called after him. At the same time he made over the district of Kabul to him, in lieu of that of Mooltan; since which time the kingdom of Mooltan has continued a province of the empire of Dehly. DY