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The Memoirs of Jahāngīr (Jahāngīrnāma) 14.2.2

The Tūzuk-i-Jahāngīrī (Rogers, Beveridge) 14.2.2

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14.2.2

On account of the approved services of Khan Dauran, I increased by 1,000 his mansab, which became 6,000 personal and 5,000 horse, original and increase. On the 6th Aban the qarawuls (shikaris) reported that three tigers had been met at a distance of 6 kos. Starting after midday, I killed all three of them with a gun. On the 8th of the month the festival of the Dewali came on. I ordered the attendants of the palace to have games with each other for two or three nights in my presence ; winnings and losings took place. On the 8th of this month they brought to Ajmir the body of Sikandar Mu'in Qarawul (Shikari), who was one of my old attendants and had done much service for me when I was prince, from Udaipur, which was the place where my son Sultan Khurram was staying. I ordered the qarawuls and his fellow-tribesmen to take his body and bury it on the bank of Rana Shankar's tank. He was a good servant to me. On the 12th Azar two daughters whom Islam Khan in his lifetime had taken from the Zamindar of Kuch (Behar), whose country is on the boundary of the eastern provinces, together with his son and 94 elephants, were brought before me. Some of the elephants were placed in my private stud. On the same day, Hushang, Islam Khan's son, came from Bengal, and had the good fortune to kiss the threshold, and presented as offerings two elephants, 100 muhrs, and 100 rupees.