The History of Shāhjahān (ʿInāyat Khān) 9.4

9.4

As for the party that forced an entrance on the side of the Babawali gate, some of the household troops and Daulat Khan's followers, who occupied that quarter, rushed upon them, whereupon several were killed on both sides. Meanwhile, the traitor Shadi sent a message to the governor of the fort, who was stationed at the above gate, to say that Muhammad Beg Baki had come, bearing a letter and message from the Shah, and accompanied by Sharafu-d din Husain, a mansabdar who was darogha of the buildings and magazines in the fort of Bust. Daulat Khan, on this, despatched Mirak Husain Bakhshi, for the purpose of sending away Muhammad Beg from the gate; but as soon as the bakhshi reached the gate of Veskaran, he noticed Kipchak Khan, Shadi, and a number of the Mughal mansabdars, sitting in the gateway, and perceived that they had brought Muhammad Beg inside, and seated him in front of them, and that he had brought four letters, one addressed to Daulat Khan, and the other three to Shadi, Nuru-l Hasan and Mirak Husain, and was saying that he had besides some verbal messages to deliver. Mirak Husain therefore turned back, and related the circumstances to Daulat Khan; whereupon that worthless wretch deputed his Lashkar-navis (paymaster of the forces) to detain Muhammad Beg there, and send Kipchak Khan and Shadi to him.