[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) › [Bābur (1526–1530)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur) › [Bāburnāma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama) › [The Babur-nama in English (A. S. Beveridge)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge) › 899.4.5 # The Memoirs of Bābur 899.4.5 The Bābur-nāma in English (A. S. Beveridge) 899.4.5 - **Language:** English ### [899.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.899.4.5) Qāsim Beg \_Qūchīn\_, of the ancient army-begs of Andijān, was another. He had the control of my Gate after Ḥasan Yaq\`ūb Beg. His life through, his authority and consequence waxed without decline. He was a brave man; once he gave some Aūzbegs a good beating when he overtook them raiding near Kāsān; his sword hewed away in \`Umar Shaikh Mīrzā's presence; and in the fight at the Broad Ford (Yāsī-kījīt \_circa\_ 904AH.-July, 1499AD.) he hewed away with the rest. In the guerilla days he went to Khusrau Shāh (907AH.) at the time I was planning to go from the Macha hill-country\[167\] to Sl. Maḥmūd Khān, but he came back to me in 910AH. (1504AD.) and I shewed him all my old favour and affection. When I attacked the Turkmān Hazāra raiders in Dara-i-khwush (911AH.) he made better advance, spite of his age, than the younger men; I gave him Bangash as a reward and later on, after returning to Kābul, made him Humāyūn's guardian. He went to God's mercy \[Sidenote: Fol. 14b.\] about the time Zamīn-dāwar was taken (\_circa\_ 928AH.-1522AD.). He was a pious, God-fearing Musalmān, an abstainer from doubtful aliments; excellent in judgment and counsel, very facetious and, though he could neither read nor write (\_ummiy\_), used to make entertaining jokes. - [Previous: 899.4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.899.4.4) - [Next: 899.4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.899.4.6) - [Up: 899.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.899.4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.899.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.899.4.5) · Pramāṇa