The Book of Jahāngīr's Fortune 16.2.2

16.2.2

After Nur Jahan had crossed the river, and reached the house of her brother, she summoned all the chief nobles, and addressed them in reproachful terms. “This,” she said, “has all happened through your neglect and stupid arrangements. What never entered into the imagination of any one has come to pass, and now you stand stricken with shame for your conduct before God and man. You must do your best to repair this evil, and advise what course to pursue.” With one mind and one voice they all advised that on the morrow the forces should be drawn out, and that they should pass over the river with her to defeat the rebel and deliver His Majesty. This unwise resolution reached the Emperor’s ears, and he considered it very wrong. During the night he sent Mukarrib Khan and several others in succession to Asaf Khan and the great nobles, warning them against passing over the river to give battle, for to do so would be a great mistake, productive of nothing but evil and repentance. With what hope and what zeal could they fight, while he was on a different side of the river. To certify and enforce this counsel, he sent his own signet ring over by Mir Mansur. But Asaf Khan suspected that this was done and said at the instigation of Mahabat Khan; so he paid no heed to it, but resolved to carry out the plan they had resolved on.