The Book of Akbar 401.1

401.1

When the Almighty Creator wills that the world-adorning beauty of one of His elect should be impressed on the minds of mankind, He gives him daily-increasing dominion and also provides in His universal mercy that the generality of mankind who have neither far-reaching views nor far-seeing eyes may be brought into the right way and for this purpose He causes disaffection to arise in parts of the imperial domains, and then grants that this be composed by the elect one’s excellent arrangements. Of necessity mankind do not assign such a result to use and wont, and acknowledge the wondrous wisdom and farsightedness. There was a fresh illustration of these remarks in the drowning of Pir Muhammad Khan, in Baz Bahadur’s regaining his sway, and in the second settlement of the province of Malwa. The account of this fortunate (the resettlement) event is as follows. When Adham Khan came to Agra in accordance with the Shahinshah’s directions, the imperial messengers brought the news that Baz Bahadur had come to the neighbourhood of Awas and was collecting troops. Pir Muhammad Khan, who was daring to rashness and whose courage surpassed his judgment prepared a force and went off there. Baz Bahadur made little account of Pir Muhammad and came out to meet him, and gave battle. After a short struggle he was defeated and abundant booty fell into the hands of the conquerors. Pir Muhammad Khan went on from there to take Bijagarh.