The Memoirs of Bābur 5.7

5.7

On Sunday, I marched and halted in the pargana of Arra. Here we received information that the army of Kharid was encamped at the junction of the Ganges and Saru on the farther side of the river Saru, where they had collected 100 or 150 vessels. As I was at peace with Bengal, and had always been the first to enter into any understanding that had a tendency to confirm a friendly state of things, though they had not treated me well in placing themselves right in my route, yet from a consideration of the terms on which I had long been with them, I resolved to send Mulla Muhammad Mazhib along with Isma'il Mita the ambassador of Bengal; and it was settled that the Mulla should have leave to return back to me, after making the same three proposals I had formerly offered.