The Book of Akbar 256.9

256.9

And he bade him (Shah Muhammad) go quickly to Ghaznin and make every effort for keeping it safe till his return which, he trusted, would soon occur. Though the loyal represented that to separate hypocrites from himself at such a time was to put the reins of hypocritical actions into the hands of these unreliables and forward the schemes of the seditious, and though every one represented, either openly or by hints, that he (Haji Muhammad), was sending his brother to M. Kamran, and that he himself was seeking to be a household-spy and a deceiver of simple believers, His Majesty did not give heed and granted leave to Shah Muhammad. Next day he proceeded towards Kahmard. Many faithless ones separated from his service, but all who observed the limits of loyalty and were careful of their good name, stayed with him and bound the girdle of service on the waist of fidelity. After travelling three days on this road, Tulakjī and Sanqajī, the headmen of the Aimaqs who live there, brought horses and sheep to the utmost of their power and presented them. They rendered acceptable service. His Majesty encamped at night near one of their settlements. When he mounted his horse in the morning, news was brought that a large caravan had arrived under the charge of Mīr Saiyid ‘Alī of Sabzawar. Merchants from Iraq and Khurasan had many horses and other goods with them and were on their way to India. At the end of the day the chiefs of the caravan were admitted to the Presence.