The Memoirs of Jahāngīr (Jahāngīrnāma) 8.2
The Tūzuk-i-Jahāngīrī (Rogers, Beveridge) 8.2
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8.2.1
I also gave him a yak-tail standard (tuman tugh). I appointed Fida Khan, who was one of my faithful servants, and to whom I gave a robe of honour and a horse and his expenses, promoting him to the rank of 1,000 personal and 400 horse, original and extra, to go with Khan Jahan, in order that if it were necessary to send anyone to 'Adil Khan according to his request, he might despatch him. Lanku Pandit, who in the time of the late king Akbar had come with offerings from 'Adil Khan, I also gave leave to go with Khan Jahan, bestowing on him a horse, a robe of honour, and money. Of the Amirs and soldiers who had been appointed with 'Abdu-llah Khan to the duty of beating back the Rana, men such as Raja Bir Singh Deo, Shaja'at Khan, Raja Bikramajit, and others, with 4,000 or 5,000 horse, were nominated to support Khan Jahan. I sent Mu'tamad Khan with the announcement that I had made him a sazawal (i.e. one who urges on others), and that he was to act along with Khan Jahan in Ujjain. Out of the men of the palace, I sent 6,000 or 7,000 horse with him, such as Saif Khan Barha, Haji Bi Uzbeg, Salamu-llah 'Arab, brother's son of Mubarak 'Arab, who had in his possession the province of Jutra(?) and Darful(?) and that neighbourhood, and other mansabdars and courtiers. At the time of giving them leave I gave each one an increase of rank and robe of honour and money for their expenses. Making Muhammad Beg paymaster of the army, I provided him with 1,000,000 rupees to take with him.
8.2.2
I sent to Parwiz a special horse, and to the Khankhanan and other Amirs and officers who were appointed to that Subah dresses of honour. After carrying out these matters I left the city for the purpose of hunting. One thousand rupees were given to Mir 'Ali Akbar. As the Rabi' Fasl (Spring season) had arrived, for fear any damage should happen to the cultivation of the ryots from the passage of the army, and notwithstanding that I had appointed a qurisawul (Erskine has Ivor, the Yasawal) (probably a kind of provost marshal) with the band of ahadis for the purpose of guarding the fields, I ordered certain men to see what damage had been done to the crops from stage to stage and pay compensation to the ryots. I gave 10,000 rupees to the daughter of the Khankhanan, the wife of Daniyal, 1,000 rupees to 'Abdu-r-Rahim Khar (i.e. ass) for expenses, and 1,000 to Qacha the Dakhani. On the 12th, Khanjar Khan, brother of 'Abdu-llah Khan, received the rank of 1,000 personal and 500 horse, original and extra, and Bahadur Khan, another brother, that of 600 personal and 300 horse. On this day two antelopes with horns and one doe were taken. On the 13th I bestowed on and sent to Khan Jahan a special horse. Having promoted Badru-z-zaman, son of Mirza Shahrukh, to the rank of 1,000 and 500 horse, I gave him 5,000 rupees for expenses, and he was sent off with Khan Jahan for service in the Deccan. On this day two male and three female antelope were killed.
8.2.3
On Wednesday, the 10th, I killed a female nilgaw and a black antelope with a gun, and on the 15th a female nilgaw and a chikara (gazelle). On the 17th of the month two rubies and a pearl were brought to me by Jahangir Quli Khan from Gujarat, as well as a jewelled opium box, which Muqarrab Khan had sent from the port of Cambay. On the 20th I killed with a gun a tigress and a nilgaw. There were two cubs with the tigress, but they disappeared from view in consequence of the thickness of the jungle and the number of trees. An order was given that they should search for and bring them. When I reached the halting-place my son Khurram brought me one of the cubs, and the next day Mahabat Khan caught the other and brought it. On the 22nd, when I had got within shot of a nilgaw, suddenly a groom (jilauddr) and two kahar (bearers) appeared, and the nilgaw escaped. In a great rage I ordered them to kill the groom on the spot, and to hamstring the kahars and mount them on asses and parade them through the camp, so that no one should again have the boldness to do such a thing. After this I mounted a horse and continued hunting; with hawks and falcons, and came to the halting-place.
8.2.4
Next day, under the guidance of Iskandar Mu'in, I shot a large nilgaw, and promoted him to the rank of 600 personal and 500 horse. On Friday, the 24th, Safdar Khan, who had come from the Subah of Behar, had the good fortune to perform his obeisance to me. He presented as offerings a hundred muhrs, a sword, and live female and one male elephant. The male elephant was accepted. On the same day Yadgar Khwaja of Samarkand came from Balkh and paid his respects. He made offerings of an album, some horses, and other presents, and was dignified with a robe of honour. On Wednesday, 6th Zi-1-hijja, Mu'izzu-1-mulk, who had been removed from the paymastership of the army against the rebel Rana, ill and miserable, waited on me. On the 14th of the said month, having pardoned all the faults of 'Abdu-r-Rahim Khar, I promoted him to the rank of yuzbdshl (centurion) and 20 horse, and ordered him to go to Kashmir, and in company with the bakhshi of that place hold a muster of the troops of Qilij Khan and all the jagirdars and Uymaks in the service or not, and to bring the list. Kishwar Khan, son of Qutbu-d-din Khan, came from the fort of Rohtas and had the good fortune to pay his respects to me.