[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) › [Ḥālāt-i Asad Bēg](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.halat-i-asad-beg) › [Wikaya, of Asad Beg (Elliot & Dowson, extracts)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.halat-i-asad-beg~en-elliot) › 8.7 # Halat-i Asad Beg 8.7 Wikáya, of Asad Beg (Elliot & Dowson, extracts) 8.7 - **Language:** English ### [8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.halat-i-asad-beg~en-elliot.8.7) After that sad occurrence, that gracious Emperor Jahangir bade all his confidential servants and faithful friends perform the obsequies of the deceased sovereign, with all the ceremonies due to his rank. When they had gone through the funeral rites prescribed by religion and tradition, and had arrayed the royal corpse in all state, the Emperor, in great pomp, with weeping eyes and a sad heart, took the foot of the bier of the deceased King upon his shoulder, and carried it as far as the door of the public reception room; from thence, the great nobles, each anxious for the honour, relieving one another in quick succession, carried His Majesty as far as the gate of the fort. Thence the nobles and ministers, and courtiers and imams, and all his servants and troops, followed the bier with heads and feet uncovered. \* \* \* - [Previous: 8.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.halat-i-asad-beg~en-elliot.8.6) - [Next: 8.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.halat-i-asad-beg~en-elliot.8.8) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.halat-i-asad-beg~en-elliot.8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.halat-i-asad-beg~en-elliot.8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.halat-i-asad-beg~en-elliot.8.7) · Pramāṇa