Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 14.11.4

14.11.4

Immediately after them, came the cream of law-learning, the Prince of doctors, the withdrawer of the veil of celestial and terrestrial truths, our Lord and teacher, Mir-mahmed-aaly-fazyl, (May God perpetuate the refreshing pure streams of his learning!) and he came to pay his respects to the Viceroy, who received him with the utmost regard, and shewed him every demonstration of honour. He is a personage, of whose merit we shall make further mention, when we come to speak more particularly of Aaly-verdy-qhan's family, as well as of his private way of life. This excellent man was followed in a few days by some other persons of distinction, such as Qhadum-hassen-qhan, who having quitted the army for some disgust against Mehdy-nessar-qhan, was coming to Azim-abad, and had already pitched his tent at Pulvary; where hearing of that lamentable event, (his master's death) and finding it dangerous to retreat, he thought it expedient to join his murderers, until some favourable opportunity should serve. Hearing in the sequel that the Viceroy was arrived at Mongher, he gave the Afghans the slip, and came to pay his respects to that Prince who admitted him the honour of kissing the threshold of the sublime gate. Thither came also Ismail-cûli-qhan, a nobleman who on the first news of the revolution at Azim-abad, had taken fright and was flying to Mursud-abad; but on his coming to pay his obeysance, no kind of notice was taken of it, as he had already lost his character.