The Memoirs of Bābur 911.6.4

911.6.4

Mughūl Beg was another. He was Governor of Herī for a time, later on was given Astarābād, and from there fled to Ya`qūb Beg in `Irāq. He was of amorous disposition[1089] and an incessant dicer. Sayyid Badr (Full-moon) was another, a very strong man, [Sidenote: Fol. 173b.] graceful in his movements and singularly well-mannered. He danced wonderfully well, doing one dance quite unique and seeming to be his own invention.[1090] His whole service was with the Mīrzā whose comrade he was in wine and social pleasure. Islīm _Barlās_ was another, a plain (_turk_) person who understood hawking well and did some things to perfection. Drawing a bow of 30 to 40 _bātmāns_ strength,[1091] he would make his shaft pass right through the target (_takhta_). In the gallop from the head of the _qabaq-maidān_,[1092] he would loosen his bow, string it again, and then hit the gourd (_qabaq_). He would tie his string-grip (_zih-gīr_) to the one end of a string from 1 to 1-1/2 yards long, fasten the other end to a tree, let his shaft fly, and shoot through the string-grip while it revolved.[1093] Many such remarkable feats he did. He served the Mīrzā continuously and was at every social gathering. Sl. Junaid _Barlās_ was another;[1094] in his latter days he went to Sl. Aḥmad Mīrzā's presence.[1095] He is the father of the Sl. Junaid _Barlās_ on whom at the present time[1096] the joint-government of Jaunpūr depends.