Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 19.7.5

19.7.5

giving his son, Narain-sing, a boy of twelve years of age, in hostage for the arrears which he owed, and for the faithful performance of the agreement. It may be remarked that this very Bishen-sing, as well as his father and uncles, with their whole family, had been in times of yore protected and preferred by my forgiven father ; but on our family being exiled out of the province by Seradj-ed-doula, he had been the foremost in seizing the lands, villages, and forts, that constituted my Djaghir, and hereditary estate. He gained some of our Commanders in these forts, and drove the others by main force. But the Commander of the Fort of Aaly-nugur, who was a Radj-p8t-mundiar, and a relation of that ungrateful man, was conserved in his post out of regard to himself, and to his uncle, the Zemindar of Chergam. Radja Ram-narain, who conformably to his promise, had shewn me a great deal of kindness, seemed intent on putting in execution Mir-djaafer-qhan's order, concerning my brother, Naky-aaly-qhan. He spoke much to Bishen-sing on the necessity of his evacuating the forts and lands of my Djaghir, and carried away in hostage his son, Narain-sing, then a boy; he then permitted my brother to go and recover my estate in those parts; and, on his representation, he directed me to get him accompanied by some of the soldiers of my corps. With respect to myself, as he seemed disinclined from parting company with me, I followed him to Azim-abad.