Tarikh-i Salatin-i Afaghina 3.4.1

3.4.1

Diláwar Khán went with all expedition, and reached Kábul in ten days. He intimated to those who stood at the foot of the throne that an Afghán, who had been oppressed by his sovereign, had come from Hindústán, and wished to speak to the King. The order was given for his admission. He went as a suppliant, and explained, in detail, the distressed state of Hindústán. Babar said, "You have eaten the salt of Sultan Ibrahim and of his father and grandfather for thirty years, and your grandfather and father have held high posts for the last twenty years; how is it that you have thus all at once forsaken him and sought this court?" Dilawar Khan replied, "For forty years my grandfather and father have risked their lives in his service, and strengthened his throne. But Sultan Ibrahim maltreats his father's nobles, and has put twenty-three of them, the supporters of his kingdom, to death, without any cause, and ruined their families. He has suspended some from walls, and has caused others to be burned alive. When many of the nobles saw that they could hope for no safety from him, they sent me to your presence. They are all ready to obey you, and they look with anxiety for your coming."