[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) › [Akbar-nama, of Shaikh Abu-l Fazl (Elliot & Dowson, extracts)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-elliot) › 110 # The Book of Akbar 110: Asir. Akbar-náma, of Shaikh Abu-l Fazl (Elliot & Dowson, extracts) 110 - **Language:** English ### [110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-elliot.110) \[Text, vol. iii. p. 837.\] On the 22nd Isfandarmuz, Khan-i 'Azam, Asaf Khan, Shaikh Farid, and the writer of this work were directed to invest the fortress of Asir, and to construct batteries round it. But the force which was sent on this service, under the command of Shaikh Farid, was very small compared with the numbers of the enemy; so it was deemed prudent to halt at three kos from the fortress. Some inexperienced and mischievous persons excited the Emperor’s anger at this resolution. But the writer went to visit him, and explained the true state of affairs, and his anger was soon appeased. On the same day the author was appointed to take charge of the province of Khandesh. Thereupon he established twenty-two stations in the province, and to each he appointed a responsible officer. To one he appointed his brother Shaikh Abú-l Barakat, with some experienced subordinate officers; to another his son Shaikh ’Abdu-r Rahman. In a short time the refractory were brought to obedience, and many others gladly became subjects of the Emperor. The soldiery submitted peacefully, and the peasantry applied themselves to the work of cultivation. - [Previous: 109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-elliot.109) - [Next: 111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-elliot.111) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-elliot.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-elliot.110) · Pramāṇa