The Memoirs of Jahāngīr (Jahāngīrnāma) 30.3

30.3

On this day a report came from ‘Aqidat K., Bakhshi of the Deccan. He wrote that, according to order, my prosperous son Shah Parwiz had married the sister of Raja Gaj Singh. I hope that her coming will be auspicious to the State. He also wrote that, having sent for Turkuman K. from Pattan he had appointed ‘Azizu-llah in his place. Jan-sipar K., also by order, came and waited on me. When Bi-daulat crossed the Burhanpur river and took the road of ruin, Mir Husamu-d-din, considering his own evil deeds, could not remain at Burhanpur. Taking his children with him, he conveyed the goods of ruin to the Deccan, in order that he might pass his days under the protection of ‘Adil K. By chance, as he passed by Bir, Jan-sipar K. obtained information, and sent a body of men to head him off. He seized him and his dependants, and brought them before Mahabat. Mahabat placed him in confinement, and took from him Rs. 1,00,000 in cash and goods. (Also) Jado Ray and Uday Ram had taken the elephants which Bi-daulat had left in Burhanpur and brought them to the prince (Parwiz). Qazi ‘Abdu-l-‘Aziz, who had come to Delhi from Bi-daulat in order to state his objects, had not been allowed by me an opportunity to speak and I had handed him over to Mahabat K. After his (Bi-daulat’s) defeat and ruin Mahabat K. had made him his own servant. As he was an old friend of ‘Adil K., and was for some years at Bijapur as Vakil of Khan Jahan, Mahabat K.