Storia do Mogor 88.2.3
Storia do Mogor (Irvine) 88.2.3
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88.2.3
The envoys brought several Tartar and Uzbak women with them for sale. They are employed [in harems] either to carry palanquins or to stand on sentry at night, when the king or the princes are with their wives. They are chosen because they are warlike, and skilful in the use of lance, arrow, and sword. Among them was one called Jacsi (Yakhsh'i) — that is, in the Turkish language, ' Good,' who was very skilful with bow and arrow, of good stature, and strong, with a broad face and little eyes. This woman was bought by Aftecar can (Iftikhar Khan), and by him presented to the king. Aurangzeb ordered her to be placed upon the list of the numerous Kashghar, Qalmaq, 'Partaras' (? Pathani), and Abyssinian women, who acted as sentinels round the king at night.