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The Memoirs of Jahāngīr (Jahāngīrnāma) 7.2.3

The Tūzuk-i-Jahāngīrī (Rogers, Beveridge) 7.2.3

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7.2.3

Shaja'at Khan also was presented with a standard, and I gave him a robe of honour and a special elephant. Raja Bir Singh Deo received a robe of honour and a special horse, and Mangli Khan a horse and jewelled dagger. Narayan Das Kachhwahah, 'Ali Quli Darman, and Hizabr Khan Tahamtan obtained leave. On Bahadur Khan and Mu'izzu-l-mulk the bakhshi jewelled daggers were conferred, and in the same manner all the Amirs and leaders, each one according to his degree, were honoured with royal gifts. A watch of the day had passed when the Khankhanan, who had been selected for the high honour of my Ataliq (guardian), came from Burhanpur and waited on me. Delight and happiness had so overpowered him that he did not know whether he came on his head or his feet. He threw himself bewildered at my feet. By way of favour and kindness I lifted up his head and held it in an embrace of kindliness and affection, and kissed his face. He brought me as offerings two strings of pearls and some rubies and emeralds. The value of the jewels was 300,000 rupees. Besides these he laid before me many valuable things. On the 17th Jumada-l-awwal Wazir Khan, the Diwan of Bengal, came and waited on me, and offered 60 elephants, male and female, and one Egyptian ruby. As he was one of the old servants and he performed every duty, I ordered him to remain in attendance on me. As Qasim Khan and his elder brother, Islam Khan, could in no way keep the peace together, I had sent for the former to my own presence ;