The Memoirs of Jahāngīr (Jahāngīrnāma) 1.2

1.2

Khan-dauran advanced in full confidence, and Muhammad Zaman hastened to meet him. A sharp action followed. Khan-dauran was defeated, and his soldiers abandoned him. Being left alone, he struggled and fought desperately in every direction until he was killed. His head was sent to Prince Parwez. Rustam Khan, an old servant of Shah Jahan’s, now left him and joined Prince Parwez. He said it was a good thing that the traitor (Khan-dauran) had been killed. Jahangir Kuli, son of Khan-i ’azam, who was present, said, “No one can call him rebel or traitor, a more devoted man cannot exist, for he served his master to the death, and what more could he do! Even now his head is raised above all.” Shah Jahan took his departure from Bengal, and proceeded towards the Dakhin. Mukhlis Khan then went on the wings of haste to Prince Parwez, to send him and his amirs on to the Dakhin. * * A despatch arrived from Asad Khan, the Bakhshi of the Dakhin, written at Burhanpur, to the effect that Ya’kub Khan Habshi, with 10,000 horse, had arrived at Malkapur, ten kos from the city, and that Sarbuland Rai had gone out of the city with the intention of attacking him. Upon this, strict injunctions were sent forbidding him to fight until reinforcements arrived.