Padshah-namah 22.3

22.3

The enemy were constantly on the alert, and struck whenever they got an opportunity. * * * At the beginning a man named Shaikh Dabir, one of the confidants of Khawass Khan, came out with overtures of peace and offers of tribute; but as they were not worthy of trust, they were rejected. Afterwards Mustafa Khan, son-in-law of Mulla Muhammad Lahori, kept up a secret correspondence with Asaf Khan, expressing his devotion and proposing to admit the Imperial troops into the fortress. * * * After much negociation, it was agreed that Mustafa Khan and Khairiyat Khan Habshi, uncle of Randaula, should come to Asaf Khan and arrange for the transmission of tribute and the settlement of the terms of peace. Accordingly both came out of Bijapur, * * * and it was finally agreed that 'Adil Khan should send tribute to the value of forty lacs of rupees in jewels, valuables, elephants, and money, and that he should ever after remain faithful to his allegiance. A treaty in these terms was accordingly drawn up. * * * The two negociators returned to Bijapur, and Shaikh 'Abdu-r Rahim Khairabadi went in with them to obtain 'Adil Khan's signature to the treaty.