Padshah-namah 62: Death of Ásaf Khán Khán-khánán.

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[Text, vol. ii. p. 257.] On the 17th Sha'bán Yamínu-d daula Ásaf Khán Khán-khánán, commander-in-chief, departed this life; * * and on receiving the intelligence, His Majesty was much affected, and gave orders that he should be buried on the west side of the tomb of the late Emperor Jahángír, and that a lofty dome should be raised over his grave. * * He had risen to a rank and dignity which no servant of the State had ever before attained. By the munificent favour of the Emperor, his mansab was nine thousand personal and nine thousand horse, do-aspah and sih-aspah, the pay of which amounted to sixteen krors and twenty lacs of dáms. When these had all received their pay, a sum of fifty lacs of rupees was left for himself * * Besides the mansion which he had built in Lahore, and on which he expended twenty lacs of rupees, he left money and valuables to the amount of two krors and fifty lacs of rupees. There were 30 lacs of rupees in jewels, three lacs of ashrafis equal to 42 lacs of rupees, one kror and 25 lacs in rupees, 30 lacs in gold and silver utensils, and 23 lacs in miscellaneous articles.
[Campaign in Jagat Singh's territory. Capture of Máu, Núrpur, and other forts. Surrender of Tárágarh, and submission of Jagat Singh.]