Pramāṇa · Search · About · API

The Memoirs of Jahāngīr (Jahāngīrnāma) 5.2.4

The Tūzuk-i-Jahāngīrī (Rogers, Beveridge) 5.2.4

Language
English

5.2.4

The rank of Aqa Mulla, brother of Asaf Khan, who had been exalted by becoming my servant, was fixed in original and increase at 1,000 with 300 horse. He was in close attendance during this journey. Considering that some of the Aimaqs attached to the royal army were in league with Khusrau, and fearing that consequently some fraud or sedition might enter their minds, 2,000 rupees were given to their leaders to distribute amongst their men and make them hopeful of the Jahangiri favour. I gave money to Shaikh Fazlu-llah and Raja Dhirdhar to distribute to faqirs and brahmans on the road. I gave orders that to Rana Shankar in Ajmir should be given 30,000 rupees by way of assistance for his expenditure. On Monday, the 16th, I reached the pargana of Panipat. This station and place used to be very propitious to my gracious father and honoured ancestors, and two great victories had been gained in it. One was the defeat of Ibrahim Lodi, which was won by the might of the victorious hosts of His Majesty Firdaus-makani. The story of this has been written in the histories of the time. The second victory was over the wicked Hemū, and was manifested from the world of fortune in the beginning of the reign of my revered father, as has been described by me in detail. At the time that Khusrau had left Delhi and was proceeding to Panipat, it happened that Dilawar Khan had arrived there.