Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 8.2.1

8.2.1

One Mir-mahmed-hossein, a native of the holy city of Meshhed in Iran, who, for ought I know to the contrary, may have possibly been, as he pretended, a descendant of one of those Seids called there Ruzuvies, (on whom be peace!) hearing of the extreme generosity and unbounded munificence which Umdet-el-mulk-emir-qhan, Governor of Cabul, used to exercise towards his countrymen, the Iranians, (generosity spoken of to this day with admiration and wonder) quitted his native city, in hopes of preferment, and a more liberal way of life, and came to Cabul. As he was learned in the Arabic, and in philosophy, as well as some other branches of knowledge, his merit came soon to be spoken of; insomuch that the son of Emir-qhan's moonshy or secretary, having wished to benefit by his instructions, very naturally gave him some celebrity, and thus the instructor's name came often to be mentioned with encomiums in Emir-qhan's presence, who thereby became desirous of seeing such a man, and mentioned his name to Sahab-dji, his consort, daughter of the late Aly-merdan-qhan. The reason of which mention was this:—Sahab-dji had no children of her own; and to console herself of such a privation, she had adopted the daughter of a Seid who had long been in her husband's service, which girl she educated with a deal of care and solicitude.