The Memoirs of Jahāngīr (Jahāngīrnāma) 7.1.6

7.1.6

Shah 'Abbas had sent this horse with some other horses and fitting gifts by Minuchihr, one of his confidential slaves, to the late king Akbar. From being presented with this horse the Raja was so delighted that if I had given him a kingdom I do not think he would have shown such joy. At the time they brought the horse it was three or four years old. It grew up in Hindustan. The whole of the servants of the Court, Moghul and Rajput together, represented that no horse like this had ever come from Iraq to Hindustan. When my revered father gave the province of Khandesh and the Subah of the Deccan to my brother Daniyal, and was returning to Agra, he by way of kindness told Daniyal to ask of him whatever he desired. Seizing the opportunity, he asked for this horse, and he accordingly gave it to him. On Tuesday, the 20th, a report came from Islam Khan with the news of the death of Jahangir Quli Khan, the governor of the Subah of Bengal, who was my special slave. On account of his natural excellence and innate merit he had been enrolled in the list of the great Amirs. I was much grieved at his death. I bestowed the rule of Bengal and the tutorship to Prince Jahandar on my farzand Islam Khan, and in his place gave the government of the Subah of Behar to Afzal Khan (son of Abii-l-fazl). The son of Hakim 'Ali, whom I had sent on some duties to Burhanpur, came and brought with him some Karnatic jugglers who had no rivals or equals;