The Memoirs of Bābur 935.7.5

935.7.5

The above letter was written on Thursday the 1st of the latter Jumāda (_Feb. 10th_). It affected me greatly to write concerning those matters, with their mingling of counsel. The letters were entrusted to Shamsu'd-dīn Muḥammad on Friday night,[2488] he was apprized of word-of-mouth messages and given leave to go. (_oo. Complaints from Balkh._) (_Feb. 11th_) On Friday (_Jumāda II. 2nd_) we did 8 _kurohs_ (16m.) and dismounted at Jumandnā.[2489] Today a servant of Kītīn-qarā Sl. arrived whom the Sulṯān had sent to his retainer and envoy Kamālu'd-din _Qīāq_,[2490] with things written concerning the behaviour of the begs of the (Balkh) border, their intercourse with himself, and complaints of theft and raid. Leave to go was given to _Qīāq_, and orders were issued to the begs of the border to put an end to raiding and thieving, to behave well and to maintain intercourse with Balkh. These orders were entrusted to Kītīn-qarā Sl.'s servant and he was dismissed from this ground. A letter, accepting excuse for the belated arrival of Ḥasan _Chalabī_,[2491] was sent to the Shāh today by one Shāh-qulī who had [Sidenote: Fol. 361b.] come to me from Ḥasan _Chalabī_ and reported the details of the battle (of Jām).[2492] Shāh-qulī was given his leave on this same day, the 2nd of the month. (_pp. Incidents of the eastward march resumed._) (_Feb. 12th_) On Saturday (_3rd_) we did 8 _kurohs_ (16m.) and dismounted in the Kakūra and Chachāwalī[2493] _parganas_ of Kālpī.