Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 42.13.4

42.13.4

To return to our narrative. The Emperor, being arrived at Burhanpur, which is the first frontier of Decan, in the twenty-fifth year of his reign, detached forwards a young nobleman whom he wanted to train to war, and whose military grade he then advanced. This was Sheabeddin-qhan, son to Kyludj-qhan. He had orders to make himself master of some fortresses of the Marhatta country ; and he gave him a good army and every necessary for a siege. His instructions were to follow the plan once traced by Shah-djehan, and to commence, like him, by taking the fortress of Rameh, as the easiest of all. He at the same time instructed Nik-nam-qhan, Governor of the fortress of Malhar, and Fodjdar of the Buglana, to advance towards the strong fortress of Salir, in which he was to gain admittance, if possible, without a siege, by opening a negotiation with the Governor and garrison. After these arrangements, he, in the twenty-sixth year of his reign, quitted his Palace at Aoreng-abad, and advanced to Ahmed-nagur, where he encamped, and from whence he detached his son, Mohammed Azem, to besiege that fortress, as well as to take possession of all the forts of the District of Gul-shen-abad, whilst Nik-nam-qhan should be employed in negotiation with the Governor of Salir. He, at the same time, dispatched his other son, Sultan-Muazzem, with orders to chastise the free-booter of Ram-derah, a valley contiguous to the Cocan, and belonging to the House of Adel-shah.