The Rashīdī History 127.8

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but he is now at your side, and of this I am a witness.' [At these words] Khwaja Ali Bahadur blazed up, like a fire, with rage, and cried : ' Have all the worthy services and deeds of valour I have performed in the employment of Jani Beg Sultan, resulted in so little, that a Chaghatai like yourself (whose skirt of service is still so defiled with the pollution of hostility that no water of forgiveness could cleanse it) should come and give me the lie direct, and point out to me the straight road of loyalty to this family ? I will report your answer in full to the Sultan.' He then ordered a hole to be cut out of a beam, and that the beam should be placed upon the man's neck [and he be made to sit before the gate]." After the Khan [Sultan Said] had been invested with the robe of sovereignty of Andijan, this same Allah Bardi was taken before him, and he was thus reminded of the man's former base conduct. But he said : "Khwaja Ali Bahadur avenged me that same night, and the rancour I bore him was washed from my heart. Let him now be restored to his former post of chamberlain ; " and he gave him the middle rank of chamberlain, which was a high office for him.