The Book of Akbar 324.8

324.8

As the festival of the Id Qirban was near at hand, the preparations for holding it were made, and in an auspicious hour on the day of Bahman 2 Aban, Divine month, corresponding to Thursday 10, Zi-l-hajja, which was the ‘Id Qurban, there was an assemblage in the ‘Idgah, and after the rites of the feast had been performed, H.M. took up his quarters there. An order (farman) was addressed to Tardi Beg Khan, and the other officers, directing them to keep up their hearts and to stand firm. The gist of it was that they should not despair on account of an occurrence which, in accordance with the Divine decree, had emerged into light from the chamber of secrecy; that the Divine Artificer of wonders uses a variety of colours; and that they should, as a matter of extreme caution, assemble at the town of Thanesar and there await the arrival of the imperial army. Next day he moved from there under the guidance of Divine wisdom and on Aban the 10th of Aban, the Divine month, corresponding to Friday the 18th Zihajja encamped at Sahrind. The defeated officers and ‘Ali Quli Khan Shaibani had come to the neighbourhood of Sahrind before the receipt of the imperial orders, and after paying their homage were favourably dealt with. One of the occurrences of this time was Bairam Khan’s putting Tardi Beg Khan to death. The account of this affair is as follows: Bairam Khan recognised Tardi Beg Khan as his rival and was always apprehensive of him.