Maʾathir-i Rahimi 1.1

1.1

The King went out for the purpose of hunting, and arrived at Sultanpur, on the bank of the river, thirty kos from Lahore, and the Khan-khanan, who had gone to Sirhind to pay his respects to Prince Daniyal, was sent for by the King to be consulted. He had an interview with His Majesty near Shaikhpur, and had frequent conferences on the subject of the Dakhin, when the King inquired whether that province could not be conquered without troubling the Prince to go there. The Khan-khanan undertook to subdue it, and instructions were therefore issued, that the army, which had been directed to accompany the Prince, should be placed under the orders of the Khan-khanan. The Prince was then summoned to Court, which he reached in two days. The Khan-khanan, loaded with honours by the King, set out on his expedition, and His Majesty, having broken up his hunting camp, returned to Lahore. The Khan-khanan set out with all haste, and arrived at Agra. The rainy season was approaching, and he had received orders to draw what he could from the Agra treasury, to pay the soldiers, and provide for the conquest of the Dakhin. He remained at Agra during the rains, and having supplied himself with every necessary, he set out for Malwa, which was the jagir of Mirza Shah Rukh, with whom he had an interview in Ujjain. From Malwa he went to Khandesh, and by peaceful means induced Raja ’Ali Khan to declare his allegiance to the King.