The Book of Akbar 43.1

43.1

When the death of Sulaiman Kirani became known, Khan-khanan Mun’im Khan marched from the fort of Chunar against the province of Bihar. Sikandar Uzbek died about the same time. Khan-khanan then sent Tangri Kuli with a force against Hajipur, and Talibi with another detachment against Patna. Gujar, unable to resist, sent presents and propositions of submission. He offered to enter the Imperial service, and to assist in the conquest of Bengal, upon condition of receiving Gorakpur for the support of himself and family, and of the province of Bihar being allotted in jagir to the Imperial nobles; or that the sarkar of Hajipur and Bihar should be assigned to him for that year, he being responsible to the Imperial treasury for the revenue, and that in the next year he should receive a jagir in Bengal. Mun’im Khan accepted this proposition, and was about to make Gorakpur over to him, when Lodi, whose craft appeared in all the matters of that country, conspired with Hashim Khan, and upset the arrangement. Gujar, finding that he had nothing to expect from Mun’im Khan, was obliged to side with Lodi. Mun’im Khan, having received tribute from Lodi, started on his return, when intelligence arrived that Yusuf Muhammad had taken possession of Gorakpur. Mun’im Khan had taken this Yusuf Muhammad, son of Sulaiman Uzbek, to Court, and had brought his misconduct to the notice of the Emperor, who deemed it prudent to put him in confinement.