The Book of Akbar 175.1.8

175.1.8

On 17th Safar the army arrived at Sihrind and on the 20th Mir Faqr Ali closed life's litter while on the march. When the army approached Lahor and were near Daulat Khan's sarāi, M. Kamran came forward to meet him and did homage. His Majesty alighted in the garden of Khwaja Dost Munshi which is the most charming spot in Lahor, while M. Hindal took up his quarters in the garden of Khwaja Ghazi, who was then M. Kamran’s diwan. After that M. ‘Askari came from Sambal and settled himself in the house of Amir Wali Beg. At this time the fortunate Shamsu-d-din Muhammad who had given his hand at the river-bank, arrived and was exalted by princely favours. On the 1st Rabi‘u-l-awwal, 947, all the noble brothers and Amirs and other servants collected but in spite of so many lessons and celestial warnings, these fine fellows (‘azizan) were not taught and did not bind the girdle of sincerity on the waist of resolve. Several times they gathered together on his Majesty’s service, and deliberated and made vows and promises of unity and concord, and took the great and godly as their witnesses. Khwaja Khawand Mahmud, brother of Khwaja ‘Abdu-l-haqq and Mir Abu-l-baqa frequently took part in the deliberations. At length one day all the Mirzas, nobles and grandees having been assembled, wrote out a deed (tazkira) of concord and unanimity, and to this auspicious minute all the officers gave their signatures.