[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Mughals (1526–1857)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal) › [Akbar (1556–1605)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar) › [Akbarnāma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama) › [The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge) › 191.5 # The Book of Akbar 191.5 The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II 191.5 - **Language:** English ### [191.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.191.5) When the army came to the territory of Shal, which is about 30 farsakh (150 miles) from Qandahar, Jalalu-d-din Beg, an officer of M. Kamran and who had a fief in the territory, had left people to capture any scouts and by them two of the royal servants who had gone on in advance to Sar-cashma were arrested and brought in. One of them managed to escape from their clutches and came and reported what he had learnt of their evil designs by observing their ways and language. His Majesty Jahanbani, on perceiving the ingratitude of this crew, gave up the idea of proceeding to Qandahar, and turned off towards Mashtang; Payanda Muhammad Waisi took leave and went to Qandahar. With him was sent an autograph letter to M. ‘Askari, strong in expressions such as might appeal to a little-loving, disloyal brother, and containing warnings and instructions. But where was the reason-hearkening ear, and where the heart of right understanding? Treating these remonstrances as unheard, he continued to go on in his villainy. Qasim Husain Sultan, Mahdi Qasim Khan and many others of ‘Askari Mirza’s servants remonstrated against his going lest his Majesty should grow desperate, and out of dire necessity proceed to Persia, and lest great calamities should occur. Abu’l-khair and a number of wicked men uttered flattering, house-subverting words, outwardly specious but inwardly productive of evil and ruin, and confirmed him in his faulty resolves. On that day’s - [Previous: 191.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.191.4) - [Next: 192.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.192.1) - [Up: 191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.191) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.191.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.191.5) · Pramāṇa