The Rashīdī History 99.1.5

99.1.5

"But if, [he went on to say] Rashid Sultan takes him there, he is your son, and it can do you no harm for the people to follow him. Even if evil should result, you have only to control him—a course which cannot injure him. Although Rashid Sultan is very young, it is advisable that he should go into Moghulistan." No one supported my uncle's opinion. Mirza Ali Taghai in particular supported the side of Baba Sultan. In the meanwhile, Khwaja Ali Bahadur died (a natural death), so that the proposal was entirely abandoned, and the Khan's attention was turned to Rashid Sultan, but heated discussions constantly arose concerning that matter. My uncle did his utmost to settle the affairs of Rashid Sultan quietly, and represented [to the Khan] that the right course to take was to release Muhammad Kirghiz from prison, where he had now been for a long time. He should [my uncle said] be brought out; a selection should be made from among the Moghuls who had flocks and herds and were desirous of returning to Moghulistan, and these, accompanied by some of the great Amirs, should all be sent off [to Moghulistan] together. Finally the Khan approved my uncle's plan, and carried it out as had been suggested.