Muntakhab al-lubab 176.2

176.2

* * Nearly sixteen thousand Mahrattas marched with him under the command of Khandu Daphariya, who was one of the best generals of Raja Sahu, and was his Subadar of Khandesh. Santa, and several other Mahratta chiefs, went with him. * * On the 22nd Muharram he marched from Burhanpur, and went on until he crossed the Nerbadda at Akbarpur, where he met Ikhlas Khan, who had been sent from Court to re-assure him, and prevent his march. * * They had an interview near the fort of Mandu, * * and Husain 'Ali became more eager than before to reach the capital. * * On the 14th Safar he reached Ujjain. Here he heard, from the Faujdar of Gwalior, [of the pacification and oaths of amity between the Emperor and Saiyid 'Abdu-llah]. Then, in open darbar, he said, "If the Emperor no longer retains any animosity and rancour against us, and will deal with us kindly and without malice, we have no other desire but to prove our obedience and loyalty. After paying my homage, and re-assuring myself about sundry matters, I will quickly return to the Dakhin." * * But on the second or third day after, Husain 'Ali Khan heard from trustworthy and confidential correspondents how the private talk was that the Emperor's proceedings were merely devices and snares that he was weaving to catch fools.