[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) › 378.3 # The Book of Akbar 378.3 The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II 378.3 - **Language:** English ### [378.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.378.3) In a short space of time the administrators prepared an army in accordance with these orders. In the end of the fifth Ilahi year, and beginning of 968, Pir Muhammad Khan, ‘Abdullah Khan, Qiya Khan Kang, Shah Muhammad Khan Qandahari, ‘Aadil Khan, his son, Sadiq Khan, Habib Quli Khan, Haidar ‘Ali Khan, Muhammad Quli Toqbai, Qiya Khan Sahib hasan (the beautiful?), Mirak Bahadur, Samanji Khan, Payanda Muhammad Khan Moghal, Muhammad Khwaja Kushtigir (the wrestler), Mihr ‘Ali Sildiz, Miram Arghun, Shah Fanai, and other sincere heroes and devoted men were appointed under the command of Adham Khan to proceed southwards and display justice and liberality and to be balm for the wounds of the oppressed ones of Malwa. If the ruler of that country should awake from his negligent slumbers and be prepared to amend his ways, he was to be made hopeful of the royal clemency and to be exalted by kissing the lofty threshold, so that he might be treated in accordance with his behaviour. If his foot was slippery from the wine of insouciance and could not convey him swiftly on the highway of obedience and service, punishment was to be brought home to him (lit: be placed in his bosom) so that he might be a lesson to other stiffnecked ones. The victorious troops tightly bound the strap of courage according to the rules of service and set forth to conquer, placing their feet aright on this highway. - [Previous: 378.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.378.2) - [Next: 378.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.378.4) - [Up: 378](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.378) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.378.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.378.3) · Pramāṇa