The Afghan History of Khān Jahān 4: Sultán Sikandar's proceedings at Hatkánt, Lucknow, Nágor, and Lesi-Sheopur.

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After remaining one month at the town of Lahair, where he received a visit from Ni'amat Khátun, in the year 915 (1509 A.D.), the Sultán directed his route towards Hatkant, which he scoured of idolaters and banditti; and when he had put to the sword the rebels of that quarter, and established small posts at every place, he returned again to his capital. Soon after, information was conveyed to him, that Ahmad Khán, son of Mubárak Khan, governor of Lucknow, had associated with infidels, and even apostatized from the true faith; on which he issued a farmán to Muhammad Khan, a brother of Ahmad Khan, to secure and send him to Court. It was also about this time that Muhammad Khán, a grandson of Sultan Nasiru-d din of Málwá, from dread of his grandfather, sued for protection at the Imperial Court. A farmán was issued to Prince Jalal Khán, importing that as sarkár Chanderi had been settled on Muhammad Khán, he was to be firmly supported in its possession, and that the Prince was to avert from him any molestation on the part of the army of Málwa. The Sultán himself went to Dhulpur, for the purpose of hunting; and caused a pavilion and palace to be erected at each stage between that place and the capital.
When, in the year 916 (1510 A.D.), his empire was firmly established and prospering, in a fortunate moment, while he was engaged in his field sports, another kingdom fell into his net. The facts were briefly as follows : 'Alí Khán and Abu Bakr, two relations of Muhammad Khán, ruler of Nagor, concerted a plot against their master, and endeavoured by stratagem to make away with him, and seize possession of his country. He, however, being informed of their treachery, prevented them from executing their plans, and determined to inflict capital punishment on them. Upon this, both of them effecting their escape, repaired to the Court of the Sultán. Muhammad, apprehensive of the evil consequences arising from the enmity of his relations, the disaffection of his intimates, and their having taken refuge with this powerful Sultán, sent not only the assurance of his allegiance, with a great many valuable rarities and offerings to him, but ordered the Khutba to be read and coin to be struck at Nagor in the Sultán's name. The report of this submission gave the monarch such joy and delight, that he sent Muhammad Khán a horse and honorary dress. He then left Dhulpur, and honoured the capital, Ágra, with his presence, and spent some time in a round of pleasure and fetes, in visiting of gardens and in hunting expeditions.
It was about this time that Ágra, formerly a dependency of Bayána, was fixed upon for the residence of the sovereign; but he soon after departed from Dhulpur, and transmitted an order to Sulaiman, a son of Khan-khanan Farmuli, to advance with his large army towards Awantgar and the confines of Suisupur, in support of the new convert, Husain, whose name before was Rai Dungar. But Sulaiman excused himself, by alleging that he could not prevail upon himself to be so remote from the King's person. The Sultan then went to the town of Bari, and made over that pargana to Shaikhzada Makan, having resumed it from the son of Mubarak Khan. Then, after staying intermediately at Dhulpur, he returned to Agra; where, according to former custom, he issued farmans to many of the chief nobles on all the frontiers to call them to Court. It was at this time that he was taken ill. * * *