The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c25.124

v3.c25.124

Bahādur induced Humāyūn to withdraw from Cambay by sending Mahmūd Lārī, Muhtaram Khān, to interview Mustafā Rūmī Khān. Hājī Dabīr reports the interview as it was related to him by Muhtaram Khān, who conveyed such bitter reproaches from Bahādur that Rūmī Khān sweated with shame, and added, ‘If this attack on Diū is your suggestion, then employ some device to deter him: if it is not your suggestion then try to shake his purpose.’ Rūmī Khān, stung by these reproaches, went to Humāyūn, who happened to be suffering from the effects of the climate and advised him to postpone the attack on Diū, as the sea air was bad for his health. Humāyūn agreed, and at the same time news of disturbances in Ahmadābād was received, and he withdrew to Chāmpāner.