The Memoirs of Bābur 908.1.5

908.1.5

Next day, my Younger Khān dādā bestowed on me arms of his own and one of his own special horses saddled, and a Mughūl head-to-foot dress,—a Mughūl cap,[619] a long coat of Chinese satin, with broidering of stitchery,[620] and Chinese armour; in the old fashion, they had hung, on the left side, a haversack (_chantāī_) and an outer bag,[621] and three or four things such as women usually hang on their collars, perfume-holders and various receptacles;[622] in the same way, three or four things hung on the right side also. [Sidenote: Fol. 103.] From there we went to Tāshkīnt. My Elder Khān dādā also had come out for the meeting, some 3 or 4 _yīghāch_ (12 to 15 m.) along the road. He had had an awning set up in a chosen spot and was seated there. The Younger Khān went up directly in front of him; on getting near, fetched a circle, from right to left, round him; then dismounted before him. After advancing to the place of interview (_kūrūshūr yīr_), he nine times bent the knee; that done, went close and saw (his brother). The Elder Khān, in his turn, had risen when the Younger Khān drew near. They looked long at one another (_kūrūshtīlār_) and long stood in close embrace (_qūchūshūb_). The Younger Khān again bent the knee nine times when retiring, many times also on offering his gift; after that, he went and sat down.