The Memoirs of Jahāngīr (Jahāngīrnāma) 6.1.1

6.1.1

On Wednesday the 22nd Zi-l-qa'da, 1015 (10th March, 1607), when 3 gharis of the day had passed, the sun rose to his House of Honour. They decorated the palace after the usual fashion : a great entertainment was prepared, and having seated myself at an auspicious hour on the throne of accession I exalted the nobles and courtiers with kindness and favour. On this same auspicious day it was learned from the reports sent from Qandahar that the army sent under Mirza Ghazi, son of Mirza Jani, to succour (which had been appointed to assist) Shah Beg Khan, had entered the city of Qandahar on the 12th of Shawwal. When the Persians heard of the arrival of the victorious army at the last stage before the aforesaid city, they became surprised and wretched and repentant, and did not draw rein until they had reached the Helmand, fifty or sixty kos distant. In the second place it became known that the governor of Farah and a number of the officers of that neighbourhood had taken it into their heads, after the death of the late king, that in this confusion Qandahar might easily fall into their hands, and without waiting for an order from Shah 'Abbas had collected together and won over the Chief of Sewistan (Sistan). Sending someone to Husain Khan, the governor of Herat, they asked for support from him. He also sent a force. After that they turned to attack Qandahar.