The Book of Akbar 326.5

326.5

And let a little of the loss that befell M. Sulaimān who came with 10,000 men to conquer Kabul, and which was guarded, through the assistance of H.M. the Shahinshāh’s good genius, by Mun‘im Khān, the Khān-Khānān with a small force, be known to the prudent, so that (it may be seen that) just as the blessings of the spiritual and temporal lord extend far, so it may be conjectured what will be the final condition of those nearly placed miserable ones who out of an evil fate strive with the spirit of his Majesty and make war upon him. The fate of Hēmū which occurred in the beginning of the career (of Akbar) is a whip of warning to the arrogant and self-willed. At this time there was great scarcity in the cities and villages of India, and there was a terrible famine in many parts, and especially in the province of Delhi. Though they were finding signs of gold, they could see no trace of corn. Men took to eating one another; some would join together and carry off a solitary man, and make him their food. Though this recompense of men’s acts lasted for two years, the intense distress was for one year. Apparently it was the pain of the past coming out in evidence so that by the blessings of the holy accession to the throne of the Caliphate, the inequalities of the time, and the crookedness of the world might all at once be removed.