The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c16.119
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c16.119
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‘Abdullah II had been suspicious of Akbar’s movements, fearing lest, after settling the affairs of Kābul, he should attack Balkh, and he had sent an envoy to ascertain his intentions and to inquire the meaning of his religious vagaries which had perplexed him for some time. The envoy was not dismissed until September, 1586, by which time ‘Abdullah’s anxiety had been allayed by Akbar’s withdrawal from the Indus. To ‘Abdullah’s implied censure he replied in a quatrain: