The Book of Akbar 254.8

254.8

From this place, his Majesty wrote an affectionate epistle to his Majesty the Shahinshah, and to the chaste ladies who were in Kabul, the abode of peace and sent it by Beg Muhammad akhta-begi. He also sent a friendly letter to Rashid Khan, the ruler of Kashghar who had always shewn loyalty and devotion, informing him of his arrival and telling him how his evil-minded brother, M. Kamran, had by constraint of his natural character, elevated the hideousness of discord over the beauty of concord and so had completely depressed the side of love and loyalty. Many of his followers too had shewn a want of courage. Certainly the expedition had not redounded to the joy of well-wishers; on the contrary, it had been a cause of sorrow and distress. In the same letter, he expressed his thanks for his safety and he inserted excellent counsels such as might comfort a loving heart. Leaving that place, he arrived after one night’s interval, at Ghurband and on the next night, at Khwaja Siyaran. Thence he went to Qara Bagh and thence to Ma'mūra. His Majesty, the Shahanshah, came out to meet him here and was affectionately received. From this place he went in an auspicious hour to Kabul.