The Memoirs of Jahāngīr (Jahāngīrnāma) 67: Kashmir.

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On Friday, the 27th, I rode out to see the fountain of Virnag, which is the source of the river Behat. I went five kos in a boat, and anchored near Manpur. This day I received very sad news from Kishtiwar. When Dilawar Khan, after the conquest of that country, returned to Court, he left Nasru-lla, an Arab, with several other officers, for the protection of the country. This man committed two faults of judgment. He oppressed the zamindars and the people, and he foolishly complied with the wishes of his troops, who petitioned him for leave to come to Court, with the hope of obtaining the reward of their services. Consequently, as very few men were left with him, the zamindars who had long nourished revenge against him in their hearts, and were always lying in wait for him, took advantage of the opportunity, and having assembled from all sides, burnt the bridge which was the only means of his receiving succour, and engaged openly in rebellion. Nasru-lla Khan, having taken refuge in the fort, maintained his position for two or three days with great difficulty. As there were no provisions in the fort, and the enemy had cut off the supply of water, he resolved to die with the few men he had with him, and he gave proofs of the most determined courage. Many of his men were slain, and many captured. When this news reached my ears, I appointed Jalal, son of Dilawar Khan, in whose forehead shone the marks of intelligence and worth, and who had shown much enterprise in the conquest of Kishtiwar, to extirpate the wretched rebels; and having conferred on him the rank of 1000 and the command of 600 horse, ordered the retainers of his father, who were now enlisted among the special servants of the throne, together with part of the Kashmir army, a large body of zamindars, and some matchlockmen, to reinforce him. Raja Sang Ram, the zamindar of Jammu, was also ordered to attack with his force from the Jammu hills, and it was now hoped that the rebels would soon be punished.