The History of Shāhjahān (ʿInāyat Khān) 12: Twenty-third Year of the Reign, 1059 A.H. (1649 A.D.).

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As it was represented that during the progress of the victorious forces towards Kandahar a great deal of the cultivation of Ghazni and its dependencies had been trodden under foot by the army, the merciful monarch, the cherisher of his people, despatched the sum of 2000 gold mohurs, in charge of a trusty individual, with directions to inquire into the loss sustained by the agriculturists, and distribute it amongst them accordingly.
After the fortress of Kandahar had been besieged for three months and a half, so that grain and fodder were beginning to get scarce, notwithstanding the praiseworthy exertions of the faithful servants of the crown, owing to their having with them neither a siege train of battering guns, nor skilful artillerymen, the capture of the fortress seemed as distant as ever. For these reasons, and as the winter also was close at hand, a farmán was issued to the illustrious Prince, to the effect that, as the reduction of the fortress without the aid of heavy guns was impracticable, and there was not now sufficient time remaining for them to arrive in, he should defer its capture till a more convenient opportunity, and start for Hindustan with the victorious troops. The Prince Buland Ikbál Dárá Shukoh was also ordered to tarry some time at Kabul, and directly he heard the news of the Kandahar army's arrival at Ghazni, to set out for the presence. * *
As the winter was now close at hand, and forage had become unattainable, notwithstanding hearing of the death of Mihráb Khan, the Kútedár, from a number of persons, who came out of the fortress, the Prince did not deem it expedient to delay any longer, but, in obedience to the mandate worthy of all attention, set out with the victorious forces from Kandahar on the 8th of the month of Ramazán this year for Hindustan. * *