The Memoirs of Jahāngīr (Jahāngīrnāma) 8.1.2
The Tūzuk-i-Jahāngīrī (Rogers, Beveridge) 8.1.2
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8.1.2
As it had been evident that in order to carry on the affairs of the State in the Subah of the Deccan it was necessary to send one of the princes there, it came into my mind to send my son Parwīz there. I ordered them to send his equipments and fix the hour for his departure. I summoned to Court Mahabat Khan, who had been nominated to the command of the army against the rebel Rana to arrange certain matters at headquarters, and appointed in his place 'Abdu-llah Khan, whom I exalted with the title of Firuz-jang. I sent 'Abdu-r-Razzaq bakhshi to carry an order to all the mansabdars of that army not to depart from the orders of the aforesaid Khan, and to pay every heed to his thanks and blame. On the 4th Jumada-l-awwal one of the goatherds, who are a particular tribe, brought before me a gelded goat that had teats like a female, and gave every day sufficient milk to take with a cup of coffee. As milk is one of the favours of Allah, and the source which nourishes many animals, I looked on this strange affair as an omen for good. On the 6th of the same month, having given him the rank of 2,000 personal and 1,500 horse, I sent Khurram, son of Khan A'zam, to the government of the province of Sorath, which is known as Junagadh (in Kathiyawad). I honoured Hakim Sadra with the title of Masihu-z-zaman, and gave him the rank of 500 personal and 30 horse. On the 16th a jewelled waist-sword was sent to Raja Man Singh.