The History of Humāyūn (Gulbadan Begam) 4.3.1

4.3.1

By March 21st Humayun was besieging Qandahar, and he then sent an envoy to Kabul, who would be a welcome guest as teller of the events since Humayun had left Quetta in 1543. This was Bairam Khan Baharlu, and with him went Bayazid Biyat. Bairam saw Akbar, and could take back to Hamida news of his welfare, and also a number of princes who were kept in Kabul under Kamran’s eye. These were Hindal, Yadgar-nasir, some of the ‘mirzas,’ Sulaiman, Haram and Ibrahim. Bairam spent six weeks waiting till Kamran should choose his course now that he knew his brother was the stronger; and when he left the city, he was accompanied by Khanzada, charged to mollify Humayun and smooth the way for 'Askari when the latter should submit. She went into Qandahar, but her presence did not bring about the immediate surrender, and the weary siege carried on its burden of suffering. Many of the amirs of the defence began to slip away, the two Khizrs, Hazara and Chaghatai, dropped themselves over the wall. The first got away to the mountains with adventures which fit a Highland setting; the second sought Humayun and obtained forgiveness. Qandahar was surrendered on September 3rd, and 'Askari and his amirs came out with swords hung round their executioner was found, and the mirza 'was relieved of the pains of existence.'