The Book of Akbar 292.4

292.4

One of the occurrences of this time was the affair of Qambar Dīwana. The short account is that he was one of the common men or rather of the unknown men of the camp. When after the victory of Sihrind, the royal standards went on to Delhi, this Qambar gathered together a number of his own set of vagabonds and indulged in plunder and rapine. Booty was continually coming into his hands, and was distributed by him, and out of cunning, he was continually sending petitions to the Court. Proceeding from Sihrind he went fighting on and got possession of Sambal. There he established himself and sent his adopted son, who had received the name of ‘Arifu-l-lah to Budaon. Rai Husain Jalwānī, who was a leading officer among the Afghans, was there and was got rid of without a struggle. From there Qambar 'Alī went on to Kant Gola and devastated that country. There he fought an irregular (bītumkāna, without method) battle with Rukn Khan a leading Afghan and was defeated. From there he came to Budāon. Though this madman was always sending petitions and making representations of obedience and good