The Memoirs of Jahāngīr (Jahāngīrnāma) 20: Affairs of the Dakhin.

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[On the 2nd Aban, Khan-khanan came to present himself before me. I had received many complaints, true or untrue, about him, so I was estranged from him, and did not treat him with that kindness and attention which I had ever shown him, and which I had seen my venerable father show him. He had been sent on service to the Dakhin for a certain time, in attendance upon Prince Parwez. He and other amirs had started on this important duty; but when he arrived at Burhanpur, regardless of the time being unfavourable for operations, and the want of supplies and necessaries, he led Sultan Parwez and the army to the Balaghat. Ill-feeling and discord prevailed among the amirs, and at length the grain was exhausted, and none was to be obtained for money. The men were reduced to distress, and there was no means of carrying the matter further. Horses, camels, and other quadrupeds sank exhausted. So he patched up a sort of peace with the enemy, and conducted Sultan Parwez and the army back to Burhanpur. This reverse and distress brought me many letters of complaint against Khan-khanan, but I did not believe all that was stated. A letter also came from Khan Jahan, in which he said, "All the disasters have happened through the bad management of the Khan-khanan. Either confirm him in his command, or recall him to Court and appoint me to perform the service. If 30,000 horse are sent as a reinforcement, I will undertake in the course of two years to recover all the Imperial territory from the enemy, to take Kandahar and other fortresses on the frontier, and to make Bijapur a part of the Imperial dominions. If I do not accomplish this in the period named, I will never show my face at Court again." As the relations between Khan-khanan and the other sardars were unsatisfactory, I did not think it right to uphold him, so I removed him, and appointed Khan Jahan to the command. * *
From the time of the conquest of Ahmadnagar by my late brother Daniyal to the present, the place had been under the command of Khwaja Beg Mirza Safawi, a relation of Shah Tahmasp of Persia; but since their late successes, the Dakhinis had invested the town. Every effort was made to defend the place, and Khan-khanan, and the other amirs who were with Prince Parwez at Burhanpur, marched forth to relieve it. Through the jealousies and dissensions of the leaders, and from want of supplies, the army was conducted by improper roads through mountains and difficult passes, and in a short time it was disorganized, and so much in want of food, that it was compelled to retreat. The hopes of the garrison were fixed on this force, and its retreat filled them with despair. They desired to evacuate the place. Khwaja Beg Mirza did his best to console and encourage them; but in vain, so he capitulated on terms, and retired with his men to Burhanpur. When the despatches arrived, and I found that the Khwaja had fought bravely and done his best, I promoted him to a mansab of 5000, and gave him a suitable [jagir].