The Memoirs of Bābur 935.9.7

935.9.7

(_April 10th_) We moved on next day (_Sunday 2nd_), I going by boat. From our today's ground Muḥammad-i-zamān M. crossed (his army) over the river (Son), leaving none behind. We spent 2 or 3 days on this ground in order to put his work through and [Sidenote: Fol. 367b.] get him off. (_April 13th_) On Wednesday the 4th[2563] of the month, Muḥammad-i-zamān M. was presented with a royal head-to-foot, a sword and belt, a _tīpūchāq_ horse and an umbrella.[2564] He also was made to kneel (_yūkūndūrūldī_) for the Bihār country. Of the Bihār revenues one _krūr_ and 25 _laks_ were reserved for the Royal Treasury; its Dīwānī was entrusted to Murshid _`Irāqī_. (_April 14th_) I left that ground by boat on Thursday (_6th_). I had already ordered the boats to wait, and on getting up with them, I had them fastened together abreast in line.[2565] Though all were not collected there, those there were greatly exceeded the breadth of the river. They could not move on, however, so-arranged, because the water was here shallow, there deep, here swift, there still. A crocodile (_gharīāl_) shewing itself, a terrified fish leaped so high as to fall into a boat; it was caught and brought to me.