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The Memoirs of Jahāngīr (Jahāngīrnāma) 29.6.6

The Tūzuk-i-Jahāngīrī (Rogers, Beveridge) 29.6.6

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29.6.6

Whilst he was in this agitation many crossed the river, and on the same night the rebels of evil fortune were separated from each other like the Banatu-n-na'ash, and took to flight. By the unfailing good fortune (of Jahangir) the Khan-khanan fell into perplexity (lit. fell into the shash-dar position), and could neither go nor stay where he was. At this time again letters arrived from my prosperous son mingling threats with promises. The Khan-khanan, finding only despair and ruin in the page of Bi-daulat’s affairs, hastened, through the mediation of Mahabat K., to wait upon my fortunate son. Bi-daulat, on hearing of the departure of Khan-khanan and the crossing of the Narbadda by the victorious army and the flight of Bairam Beg, lost courage, and, notwithstanding a flood in the river and the violence of the rain, crossed the Tapti in a state of wretchedness, and went off towards the Deccan. In this confusion many of the royal servants and his own attendants willingly or unwillingly separated, and did not accompany him. As the native country of Jado Ray and Uday Ram and Atash K. was on the route, they thought it better for themselves to keep with him for some stages, but Jado Ray did not come into his camp, and followed him at the distance of one stage. He took possession of such property as the men in this confusion and fear for their lives abandoned.