The Book of Akbar 291.4
The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II 291.4
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291.4
On this day and while on the march His Majesty the Shahinshah struck a nilagao (an antelope, portax pictus) with his sword and took it as a prey so that the huntsmen were surprised, while the acute obtained a sign of his capturing the booty of a sublime intention, and were made glad. His Majesty Jahanbani who from the beginning of this blessed campaign till he came to Delhi and conquered India had given up the eating of animals now turned his thoughts towards the making a beginning (of eating flesh). On this day he rejoiced exceedingly and ordered that a piece of the nilagao be dried and kept in order that when after the Ramazan he should be disposed to eat animal food, he might make his first meal from this flesh. He then returned thanks to God.