Storia do Mogor 207: TITLES OF GENERALS

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Cammiab Can Kamyab Khan Intention Rostum Can Rustam Khan Powerful Namdar Can Namdar Khan Renowned Kaemgar Can Kamgar Khan Firm Asmat Can A'zrnat Khan Divine Adel Can 'Adil Khan Just Purdel Can Purdil Khan Full Heart Camaludin Can Kamal-ud-din Khan Perfect in Faith Chaabudin Can Shahab-ud-din Khan Crowned in the Faith Que Azudin Can Ghiyaz-ud-din Khan Pedant in Faith Guelis Can Qilich Khan Sword [the word is Turkish] Zabar Dest Can Zabardast Khan Strong-handed Chaazor Can Shah-zor Khan King of Strength Dahem Can Da.im Khan For Ever Fate yan Can Fath-yab Khan Victorious Mazar Can Mazhar Khan Clearness Julfacar Can Zu.lfiqar Khan He of the Sword Zenali Can Zain 'Ali Khan Good and Great Afzel Can Afzal Khan Sage or Learned Daut Can Da, fid Khan David Ganiali Can Jan 'Ali Khan The Great Diwan Ebraim Can Ibrahim Khan Abraham Assen Can Hasan Khan Alert Sarfaras Can Sarfaraz Khan Great Head Zaquer Can Zakir Khan Devout Dianet Can Diyanat Khan Well-meaning Assolet Can Asalat Khan Of Good Family Miragol Can Miran Gul Khan Great Flower Mobares Can Mubarak Khan Of Good Fame Rassod Can Rashid Khan Arrived Diaraaut Can Ni'mat Khan (?) Delights Fatula Can Fath-ullah Khan Victorious by God Gazafar Can Ghazanfar Khan Victorious in War Addi Can Hadi Khan The Guide Abach Can Habshi Khan (?) Flower Ahe Bet Can Haibat Khan Astonishment Naby Can Nabi Khan Riches Tabar Can Tabar Khan Hatchet Chuchurula Khusru, Chela (?) or Allah (?) God's Grace Etcad Can I'tiqad Khan Steadfast Izet Can 'Izzat Khan Honoured Rangit Can Ranjit Khan Conqueror in War Atach Can Atash Khan Great Fire Barcandas Can Barqandaz Khan Great Lightning Janguir Can Jahangir Khan World-seizer Cochnazar Can Khush-nazar Khan Good Sight Aref Can 'Arif Khan Advice Abdul bafa 'Abd-ul-wafa Profit Abdul fata 'Abd-ul-fattah Victory Abdul Azis 'Abd-ul-'aziz Slave of God Abdur Razac 'Abd-ur-razzaq Daily Bread Camel Can Kamil Khan Greatness Osdar Can Hoshdar Khan Quick-witted
All the persons here dealt with are Mahomedans by religion, but of different races. They are the principal noblemen in Hindustan, and the king confers these names either as a mark of distinction and of the esteem he holds them in by reason of their services, or else from friendship and liking. These lords can acquire more wealth as well as more titles — that is to say, when any new title is given them their allowance is augmented. At present there is a very great number of them; but in Shahjahan's days it was not so, and it was very hard to acquire these titles, for it was at once necessary to give a heavy payment and produce enough to maintain a great display. But nowadays Aurangzeb pays less heed to the matter, and gives the titles but with much less pay. 'Can' (Khan) means 'noble.'
The way in which the Mogul king pays his soldiers, the captains and generals of his armies, the rajahs, the queens, the princes and princesses of his blood, was all laid down by King Akbar, in different fashions, to demonstrate his greatness.