[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) › 935.3.1 # The Memoirs of Bābur 935.3.1 The Bābur-nāma in English (A. S. Beveridge) 935.3.1 - **Language:** English ### [935.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.935.3.1) (\_p. Royal letters sent into Khurāsān.\_) (\_Oct. 24th\_) On Saturday the 10th of the month, Pay-master Sl. Muḥammad's foot-man Shāh Qāsim who once before had taken letters of encouragement to kinsfolk in Khurāsān,\[2310\] was sent to Herī with other letters to the purport that, through God's grace, our hearts were at ease in Hindūstān about the rebels and \[Sidenote: Fol. 345b.\] pagans of east and west; and that, God bringing it aright, we should use every means and assuredly in the coming spring should touch the goal of our desire.\[2311\] On the margin of a royal letter sent to Ahmad \_Afshār\_ (\_Turk\_) a summons to Farīdūn the \_qabūz\_-player was written with my own hand. (\_Here the record of 11 days is wanting.\_) In today's forenoon (\_Tuesday 20th\_?) I made a beginning of eating quicksilver.\[2312\] (\_q. News from Kābul and Khurāsān.\_)\[2313\] - [Previous: 935.2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.935.2.9) - [Next: 935.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.935.3.2) - [Up: 935.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.935.3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.935.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.935.3.1) · Pramāṇa