The History of Shāhjahān (ʿInāyat Khān) 2.3

2.3

The Prince was also on the point of starting off Bahádur Khán to bring back Rustam Khán from Andkhod, and Shád Khán from Maimanah, so that they might rejoin the army in safety. In the interim, however, a letter arrived from Rustam Khán, saying, that as he had ascertained that the country was to be delivered up to Nazar Muhammad Khán, he had set out from Andkhod to Maimanah, with the intention of taking Shád Khán from thence in company with him, and proceeding towards Kábul by way of San-charík. The Prince then marched with all the royal forces from the neighbourhood of Faizábád, and encamped at Chálkai, which lies contiguous to the city of Balkh; where, having ceded the country to Nazar Muhammad Khán, he delivered up the town and citadel of Balkh to Muhammad Kásim and Kafsh Kalmák. He presented the former of these, on bidding him farewell, with a jewelled dagger, a horse caparisoned with golden trappings, and 60,000 rupees out of the royal treasury. He also committed to his charge, among the stores contained in the fort and city, 50,000 mans of grain belonging to His Majesty, which, estimated by the rate ruling at that time, was worth five lacs of rupees; and besides this, all the granaries of the other forts. At this stage, Mirzá Rájá Jai Singh returned from Turmuz, accompanied by Sa'ádat Khán, and joined the army.