The Book of Akbar 368.8

368.8

When shall the envier of light depart That I may say what ’tis right to say. While H.M. was encamped at Sihrind, Mun‘im Khan who had come from Kabul in obedience to commands, arrived along with other officers such as Muqim Khan, a relative of Tardi Beg Khan, Qasim Khan Mir Bahr, Khwajagi Muhammad Husain his brother, Khwajah ‘Abdu-l Mun‘im, commonly known as Khwaja Padshah-i-Mariz, Maulana ‘Abdu-l-baqi Sadr, Mulla Khird Zargar, Payindah Muhammad, Shagun Muhammad, Faridin, maternal uncle of M. Muhammad Hakim, Abu-l fath son of Fazil Beg, Mir Muhammad Nishapuri, and many others, including a large number of soldiers. They arrived on 27 Shahriyar, Divine month, corresponding to Monday 18 Zi-l-hajja, 10 September, and were received with royal favours. Mun‘im Khan was appointed to the high office of Vakil and styled Khan-Khanan and decorated with a robe of honour, while all the officers received favours proportionate to their rank and merits. At the same delightful spot Shamsu-d-din Muhammad Khan Atka, and the other loyalists who had done good service and had returned victorious, did homage and were distinguished by favours. The daqi dress (pelisse) and the fattahi dress of Bairam Khan were bestowed on the Atka Khan, and he received the title of A‘azim Khan.