The Book of Akbar 128.4

128.4

One of the occurrences of this time was that Shaibak (Shaibani) Khan collected an army and proceeded towards Khurasan. Sultan Husain Mirza assembled all his sons and marched to oppose him. He also sent Sayyid Afzal, the son of Mir Sultan 'Ali Khwab-bin (vision-seer) to urge on the advance of his Majesty Firdaus-makani. Accordingly he proceeded towards Khurasan in Muharram 912 (end of May 1506). On the way he received at Kahmard the news of Sultan Husain's death. His Majesty Firdaus-makani, thinking it still more necessary to advance, went on towards Khurasan contrary to the calculations of politicians. Before his army reached Khurasan, short-sighted and inexperienced men had placed jointly on the throne the Mirza's sons, Badi'u-z-zaman and Muzaffar Husain Mirzas. On Monday, 8th Jumada-l-akhar his Majesty met the Mirzas at the Murghab and at their request came on to Herat. But as he did not perceive in them signs of guidance and dominion, he set out on his return to Kabul on 8th Sha'ban (24th Dec., 1506). While in the Hazara Hills, news arrived that Muhammad Husain Mirza Daghlat and Sultan Sanjar Barlas had drawn over to their side all the Mughals left in Kabul and had raised up Khan Mirza and were besieging Kabul. They also spread among the commonalty a report that the sons of Sultan Husain Mirza were meditating treachery against his Majesty Firdus-makam.