The Memoirs of Jahāngīr (Jahāngīrnāma) 21.2.3

21.2.3

I hope his advent may be auspicious to this State. On Thursday, the 27th, I halted. In these few days I was delighted with hawking the jarz (bustard or florican) and tugh-dari (also a kind of bustard). I ordered the jarz-i-bur (the red bustard?) to be weighed. It came to 2¼ Jahangiri sirs, and the variegated (ablaq) one to 2½ sirs. The large tugh-dari was ½ sir heavier than the jarz-i-bur. On Thursday, the 5th of the Divine month of Day, I left the boat at Akbarpur, and the victorious army then marched by land. From Agra to this halting-place, which is situated within two koss of the pargana of Buriya, is by river 123 koss or 91 koss by road. I did it in 34 marches and 17 halts. In addition to this I delayed a week in leaving the city, and 12 days in sporting in Palam : altogether (I took) 70 days. On this day Jahangir Quli K. came from Bihar, and had the good fortune to pay his respects. He presented 100 muhars and Rs. 100. From the last Thursday to Wednesday, the 11th, I marched every day. On Thursday, the 12th, I was pleased with going round to see the garden of Sirhind. It is one of the old gardens, and has old trees in it. It has not the freshness it formerly had, but it is still valuable. Khwaja Waisi, who is well acquainted with agriculture and buildings, was appointed the karori of Sirhind for the purpose of keeping the garden in order. I had sent him off from Agra before I marched from the capital, and he had put it somewhat in order.