[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Mughals (1526–1857)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal) › [Akbar (1556–1605)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar) › [Akbarnāma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama) › [The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge) › 324.9 # The Book of Akbar 324.9 The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II 324.9 - **Language:** English ### [324.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.324.9) Tardi Beg too regarded himself as leader of the army and was lying in wait for an opportunity to overthrow Bairam Khan. Each, too regarded points of bigotry as of the essence of religion, and made them additional reasons for watching for opportunities to ruin one another. In spite of such mutual antagonism, the origin of which was want of understanding and envy, they from motives of feigning and deception stood in the relation of tuqan to one another, and tuqan means in Turki brother (hamzad). Bairam Khan thought that this occasion, when Tardi Beg Khan was defeated and ashamed, was opportune, and so renewed his friendship and affection and brought him to his house through the exertions of Maulana Pir Muhammad Khan. Alleging a purpose of purification (tahārat), he left him in his pavilion and went out, and his myrmidons entered and put Tardi Beg to death. Khwāja Sultān 'Alī and the Mīr Munshī, who were suspected of treachery and privity, were imprisoned along with Khanjar Beg who was related to Tardi Beg. H.M. the Shāhinshāh from policy and wisdom had ostensibly withdrawn himself from the management of affairs and was engaged in hunting. Or his motive was to screen himself for a time from the evil thoughts of the short-sighted, and to observe the degrees of good service, and the stages of fidelity in men, and to fix them in his acute mind, and that the stratagems of the evil-minded might become clear to his heart without the intervention of others. - [Previous: 324.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.324.8) - [Next: 324.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.324.10) - [Up: 324](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.324) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.324.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.324.9) · Pramāṇa