Storia do Mogor 60.1.4

60.1.4

This princess was so grieved at seeing herself despoiled of her dignities that she made up her mind not to allow her wealth to fall into the hands of Akbar. With this idea she gave orders that all the gold she had should be melted and made into cannon-balls. Upon these she had words engraved to the effect that the ball belonged to anyone who found it, that no one had the right to take it by force from the finder, adding other words of malediction against him who acted otherwise. The cannon were loaded with these balls, and they were discharged in all directions. After the fortress was taken King Akbar fell in love with her for her beauty, and transferred her to his own palace. In my time it happened that near the said fortress a grass-cutter found one of the said balls, which weighed eight pounds and was of gold. When the general Bader Can (Bahadur Khan) heard this fact, he ordered the ball to be brought before him, and directed that the inscribed letters should be deciphered. Their meaning was that the ball should be left with the finder. He (Bahadur Khan) took it for himself, saying he had complied with the wishes of Chand Bibi, and that he had not fallen into any sin. After this conquest, Akbar marched against Malik 'Ambar, lord of fifty thousand horse, and overcoming him, took from him Daulatabad. Thus those who knew not how to aid each other were all defeated, and Akbar remained master of the whole Decan (Dakhin).