The Book of Akbar 331.3

331.3

The brief account of this circumstance is that when H.M. Jahanbani was at Delhi, he, in order to soothe the minds of the Zamindars, entered into matrimonial relations with them. Among these, Jamal Khan, the cousin of Hasan Khan of Mewat, who was one of the great zamindars of India, came and did homage. He had two beautiful daughters. H.M. himself married the elder sister, and gave the younger in marriage to Bairam Khan Khan-Khanan. At the time that the standards of the Shahinshah were directed towards the suppression of Hemu, the Khan-Khanan had sent his household to Lahore. The news came when the lofty genius was proceeding towards countless victories, and it was taken as a good omen. Bairam Khan prepared a grand feast. Astronomers read his greatness and excellence in his horoscope and declared that he would be exalted by the tuition of the Shahinshah and perform noble services by virtue of his loyalty, and would arrive at high dignities. The readers of the page of the forehead read the lines of devotion on his temples and rejoiced loyal hearts thereby. And in truth so it happened, in consequence of the attention of H.M. the Shahinshah who is the elixir of skill, and the alchemist of the jewel of auspiciousness. Accordingly, day by day were the lights of rectitude and the notes of loyalty read in his forehead. A brief account thereof will be given in each place as the occasion arises.