The Nāṣirī Generations 132.2.5

132.2.5

The Mughal forces, upon several occasions, went in pursuit of Sultan Jalal-ud-Din, but victory always attended him. At last, in the year 628, or 629 H., the Sultan was successful against them; but was impeded in his operations by Burak, the Hajib, throwing off his allegiance. He determined to move against the rebel at once, and acted with such celerity, that on the eighteenth day he reached Kirman from Tiflis, only 300 horse having kept up with him. Burak hastened to make submission, by sending apologies, rich and costly presents, and protestations of loyalty for the future, but did not, of course, venture into the Sultan’s presence. The latter could do nought else than accept his submission, for during his absence, Malik-ul-Ashraf, ruler of Sham, instigated by Burak to create a diversion in his own favour, sent an army into the Sultan’s territory, under the governor of Akhlat, who carried off Shams Malikah Khatun from Khu-e, and dishonoured her [Jami’-ut-Tawarikh says, Malik-ul-Ashraf dishonoured her, and Rauzat-us-Safa says, it was the Hajib, ’Ali]; and the Gurjis also rose. The Sultan lost no time in taking revenge, and carried slaughter and devastation up to the very gates of Akhlat. He had, however, to abandon his operations against it, from intimation that two Mughal armies had entered ’Irak. One of these supposed armies turned out to be Jahan Pahlawan, Ir-bak [Thus in one copy of Guzidah, with the diacritical points; in others, Ir-lak and Ir-lik;