The Memoirs of Jahāngīr (Jahāngīrnāma) 10: The Sixth New Year's Feast after my auspicious Accession.

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Two gharis and forty seconds of day had passed on the Monday when the sun (lit. his honour the greatest star) entered his tower of honour, which is in the constellation of Aries. That day was the 1st Farwardin, corresponding with the 6th Muharram (21st March, 1611). The feast of the New Year having been prepared, I seated myself on the throne of good fortune. The Amirs and all the servants of the Court enjoyed the good fortune of waiting on me, and gave their congratulations. The offerings of the servants of the Court, Miran Sadr Jahan, 'Abdu-llah Khan Firuz-jang, and Jahangir Quli Khan, were laid before me. On Wednesday, the 8th Muharram, the offering of Raja Kalyan, who had sent it from Bengal, was laid before me. On Thursday, the 9th of the same month, Shaja'at Khan and some of the mansabdars, who had come on summons from the Deccan, waited on me. I gave a jewelled waist-dagger to Razzaq-wirdi Uzbeg. On the same day the New Year's offering of Murtaza Khan was laid before me. He had prepared all kinds of things. Having inspected all these, I took what I approved in the shape of valuable jewels, fine cloths, elephants, and horses, and gave back the rest. I presented a jewelled dagger to Abu-l-fath Dakhani, 3,000 rupees to Mir 'Abdu-llah, and an Iraq horse to Muqim Khan. I increased the rank of Shaja'at Khan, which was 1,500 personal and 100 horse, by 500 personal and horse. I had summoned him from the Deccan for the purpose of sending him to Bengal to Islam Khan, in reality to take his place permanently, and I entrusted him with the charge of that Subah. Khwaja Abu-l-hasan laid before me (as offerings) two rubies, one royal pearl, and ten rings. I gave Iraj, the son of Khankhanan, a jewelled dagger. The rank of Khurram was 8,000 personal and 5,000 horse ; I increased his personal allowance by 2,000, and increased that of Khwaja Jahan, which was 1,500 personal, 1,000 horse by 500 personal, 200 horse. On 24th Muharram, 18th Farwardin, the day of the ascendant, Yadgar 'Ali Sultan, ambassador of Shah 'Abbas, ruler of Persia, who had come on a visit of condolence on the death of the late king and with congratulations on my accession, had the honour of waiting on me, and laid before me the gifts Shah 'Abbas, my brother, had sent. He had brought good horses, cloth stuffs, and every kind of fitting present. After he had presented the gifts, on the same day I gave him a superb robe of honour and 30,000 rupees, which were equivalent to 1,000 Persian tumans. He handed me a letter in which were mingled congratulations and condolences for the death of my revered father. As in the letter of congratulation he expressed the greatest friendship, and omitted no point of regard and concord, it has pleased me to enter here an exact copy of it.