The History of Mubārak Shāh 1.7

1.7

When the Sultan saw that the excavation of the mountain was possible, he left the spot and went to Nagarkot, and after conquering it, he proceeded against Thatta. The Jam and Babiniya were in possession of Thatta. By dint of great exertion the place was invested, and fighting went on for some time, but such a scarcity of provender and grain arose in the Sultan's army, that many men died, so that of necessity, and after a great struggle, he was obliged to retreat into Gujarat. After the rainy season, he resolved again to march against Thatta. The fief (ikta') of Gujarat was placed under Zafar Khan, instead of Nizamu-l Mulk, who was dismissed and proceeded with his followers to the capital, where he afterwards became wazir of the State. On the Sultan's reappearing before Thatta, Jam and Babiniya made their submission and waited upon him. They were graciously received, but were carried off with all the chiefs of the country to Dehli. After having for a while shown obedience, the Sultan reinstated the Jam in the fief (ikta') of Thatta, and sent him there in state. In the year 772 H. (1370-1 A.D.), Khan-i Jahan died, and his eldest son Jaunan Shah attained the dignity of Khan-i Jahan. In 773 Zafar Khan died in Gujarat, and his eldest son succeeded him in the fief. In 776, on the 12th of the month of Safar, Prince Fath Khan died at Kanthur. The Sultan was greatly affected by his death, and his constitution received a manifest shock.