In the early days of Zí-l ka'da, Bahádur sent out of the fortress sixty-four elephants, along with his mother and son, to the Emperor, and begged forgiveness of his offences. The Em­peror replied, that if he desired pardon, he must come out at once to make submission, and trust to the Emperor's mercy. ^{* *} On the 16th Zí-l hijja a sortie was made, in which many of the garrison lost their lives in a desperate struggle. When they were driven back, a little hill called Koriya fell into the hands of the besiegers. This eminence is so close to the fortress as to have command over it. The besiegers then saw that by occupying this commanding position, and by getting pos­session of another which was strongly fortified, they might over­awe the garrison. The former masters of the place had seen the importance of this position, and had scarped the rock so that no one could climb up. ^{* * *} After hard fighting, this position was carried. ^{* * *}

On the 21st Safar news arrived of the capture of Ahmadnagar on the 18th. The fortress had long been defended by Chánd Báí, the sister of Nizámu-l Mulk, and when formerly besieged, dissensions among the Imperial amírs averted its capture. Prince Dániyál, assisted by some of the great amírs, had now taken it by assault. The siege had now been carried on for nearly six months, and a constant fire had been kept up without effect. Khán-knánán thought that mining must be resorted to, and the other amírs coinciding with him, a mine was formed. It was charged with 180 mans of gunpowder, and was exploded on the 20th Shahryúr, in the 45th year of the reign. A bastion was blown up with seventy or eighty gaz of the wall. Khán-khánán, Rájá Jagannáth, and the other amírs, exerted themselves to incite their troops, and gave orders that the troops were to rush in and finish the work directly after the explosion. This order was duly executed; and a force under Yúsuf Khán scaled the wall, by means of a mound,* in another place. The assailants pressed on, and after a severe fight, in which 1000 of the besiegers fell, the fortress was captured. The grandson of Nizámu-l Mulk was taken prisoner, and carried to the Emperor. ^{* *}

A few days after, Bahádur sent Sádát Khán and Shaikh Pír Muhammad Husain, two of his chief men, to the Emperor, with ten elephants and an entreaty for forgiveness. Two days afterwards Shaikh Pír Muhammad was sent back into the fortress, and Sádát Khan was kept as the guest of Shaikh Faríd. The escort which had come out with him was ordered to return with Pír Muhammad; but the men, about a hundred in number, declared that they would not return into the fortress and become prisoners (asír) in Ásír. Permission to remain was given to those who could give some bail that they would not run away, otherwise they were to be put in confinement. In the end some found the required bail, and some went back into the fortress.

Among the causes which brought about the surrender of the fortress was the impurity of the atmosphere, which engendered two diseases.* One was paralysis of the lower extremities, from the waist downwards, which deprived the sufferer of the powers of motion; the other was weakness of sight. These maladies greatly distressed and discouraged the men of the garrison, so that men of all ranks and degrees were of one mind and voice in urging Bahádur to capitulate. At their instance he wrote to the Emperor offering to surrender. The siege thus ended.

When Bahádur came out,* the Emperor held a grand darbár, at which all the great men were present, and Bahádur was amazed at the splendour and state. Mukarrib Khán, and several other of Bahádur's nobles, were sent into the fortress, in advance of Shaikh Abú-l Fazl, to inform the garrison of the surrender, and to require the giving up of the keys. When they approached, Mukarrib Khán's father mounted the top of the fort, and reviled him for having thrown his master into bonds and surrendered the fort. Unable to endure his abuse, the son stabbed himself two or three times in the abdomen, and a few days afterwards he died. On the 17th Safar the royal forces were admitted, and the keys were given up. ^{* * *} Khán-khánán, who had come from Ahmadnagar, went into the fortress and placed the royal seal on the treasure and warlike stores, which were then placed in charge of responsible officers. Just at this time Mirzá Jání Beg of Tatta died.

On the 8th Sha'bán the Emperor bestowed great honours on Shaikh Abú-l Fazl, including a banner and kettle-drums; and a hundred amírs were placed under his orders to assist in the sub­jugation of the Dakhin. Khán-khánán was sent to Ahmadnagar, and the general conquest of the Dahhin was committed to him. The Emperor went in and inspected the fortress. All the trea­sures and effects of Bahádur Khán, which had been collected by his ancestors during two hundred years, were brought out, and the wives and women of Bahádur, two hundred in number, were presented. The Emperor stayed in the place three days, and then proceeded to Burhánpúr. ^{* *}

On the 28th Shawwál all the country of the Dakhin, Birár, Khándesh, Málwa, and Gujarát were placed under the rule of Prince Dániyál.]