The History of Mubārak Shāh 7.1

7.1

Khizr Khan, three days before his death, nominated his excellent and worthy son as his heir-apparent. On the 19th Jumada-l awwal, 824, with the approval of the amirs and maliks, Mubarak Shah took his seat upon the throne. Khizr Khan being dead, the people in general renewed their vows of allegiance to his throne. The amirs and maliks, the imams, saiyids, and kdzis, and every one else who held appointments and emoluments in the late reign, were confirmed in their ikta's, parganas, villages (dih), parcels of ground (kati'), and allotments (mahdud), by the new sovereign. He even increased them of his own accord. The fiefs of the shikk of Hisar Firozah and of Hansi were taken from Malik Rajab Nadir and given to Maliku-sh Shark Malik Badah, the Sultan's nephew. Malik Rajab received the fief of the shikk of Dibalpur. News now arrived of the rebellion of Jasrath Shaikha Khokhar and Tughan Rais. The cause of this outbreak was, that in 823 H. (1420 A.D.), Sultan 'Ali, King of Kashmir, led his army into the country of Thatta, but as he returned, he was encountered by Jasrath Khokhar. The Shah's army was scattered, part being still in Thatta, and part having come out. Incapable of sustaining the attack, it broke and fled. Shah 'Ali himself fell a prisoner into the hands of Jasrath, and all his baggage and stores were plundered. Jasrath Khokhar was an imprudent rustic. Intoxicated with victory, and elated with the strength of his forces, he began to have visions about Dehli.