The Memoirs of Jahāngīr (Jahāngīrnāma) 6.3.7
The Tūzuk-i-Jahāngīrī (Rogers, Beveridge) 6.3.7
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6.3.7
Khwaja Shamsu-d-din Muhammad Khwafi, who was for long employed as Vizier by my revered father, had made a platform and a reservoir there, into which is led the water from the spring, and thence is used in cultivation and in gardens. On the edge of this terrace he had built a dome for his own burial. By chance his destiny was not there, and (the bodies of) Hakim Abu-l-fath Gilani and his brother Hakim Humam, who were close to the person and had the complete confidence of my revered father, were placed in that dome in accordance with his order. On the 15th the halt was at Amrohi. It is a wonderfully green place, in which no ups and downs were visible. In this village and its neighbourhood there are 7,000 or 8,000 households of Khaturs and Dalazaks. All kinds of mischief and oppression and highway robbery take place through this tribe. I ordered the government of this region and Attock to be given to Zafar Khan, son of Zain Khan Koka, and that by the time of the return of the royal standards from Kabul they should march all the Dalazaks to Lahore and capture the head men of the Khaturs and keep them in prison. On Monday, the 17th, a march was made, and, with one stage in between, the royal standards alighted near the fort of Attock on the bank of the river Nllab (Indus). At this stage Mahabat Khan was promoted to the rank of 2,500. This fort was built by the late king Akbar, and was completed by the labours of Khwaja Shamsu-d-din Khwafl. It is a strong fort.