The Rashīdī History 239.9

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[Afterwards] I passed on into Hindustán. When I reached Láhur I found Kámrán Mirzá, son of Bábar Pádisháh, there. He came out to meet me with every mark of respect, and bestowed honours on me. From the depths of distress and hardship, I found myself raised to honour and dignity. [Verses.] . . . The princely patronage and attention [of Kámrán Mirzá] acted as an antidote to the numerous sufferings and griefs, which had made the sweetness of life bitter on the palate of my soul. [Verses.] . . . At this period, one of the sons of Shah Ismail marched upon Kandahar, and captured it. It came about thus : Sam Mirza, one of Shah Ismail's sons, fleeing with a body of men from his brother Shah Tahmasp, reached the territory of Sistan. Thence he turned towards Kandahar, where was Mir Khwaja Kilan. This Mir Khwaja Kilan was the son of Maulana Muhammad Sadr, one of the pillars of religion and state to Mirza Amar Shaikh, son of Mirza Sultan Abu Said. His [Maulana Sadr's] children, after the death of Mirza Amar Shaikh, entered, by hereditary succession, the service of Babar Padishah, for whom they achieved great things. In that family their reputation stands high, for six brothers were killed in battle on separate occasions, and this one, Mir Khwaja Kilan, alone survived.