One of* the wonderful things which happened on that fortunate day was that a mast elephant belonging to the enemy's army, whose driver had been pinned by an arrow and killed, went about of its own accord, and approached wherever it heard the sound of the drums and there scattered the troops. The drums of joy, which were sounding in every corps, stopped for a while, and the elephant's turbulence ceased. He was caught by Shāh Budāgh Khān's men, and formed part of the peshkash (present to Akbar).

When the ill-fated crew was defeated, Shēr Khān Fūlādī has­tened off to Jūnagarh, and the Mīrzās went to the Deccan. The Khān A'aim and the officers pursued them. When the good news of the Divine favour reached H. M's ears he offered thanks to God, and then issued orders that the Khān A'āim should send Qubu-d-dīn Khān, Shāh Budāgh Khān, Murād Khān, Mihr 'Alī Sildūz and a ²⁷ body of troops in pursuit of the rebels, and that he should himself come and do homage. The Khān A'aim had come to the district of Sarnāl in company with Dastam Khān, Naurang Khān, Maalib Khān and M'aṣūm Khān when Raẓavī* Khān brought the firmān. The Khan A'āzim received it with respect and kissed the threshold on the day of Daibamihr 15 Isfandārmaẕ Divine month, correspond­ing to Monday, 20 Shawwāl, 23 February 1573, and was graciously received.

One* of the things which happened during the siege of Surat was the arrival of Moaffar Khān. It has been already mentioned the Shāhinshāh's kindness had forgiven his incompatibilities and had sent for him. When he reached Aḥmadābād, the Khān A'aim had gone to put down the Mīrzās. Although it had been intimated to him (by the Khān A'aim) that it was proper that he should co-operate in this task, he did not do so, and threw away such an oppor­tunity of service. He continued his journey and came to Baroda when the royal firmān reached him. The purport of it was that he should turn back from whatever place he had reached, and hasten to the Khān A'aim's assistance. He was obliged to turn back. When he came to Aḥmadābād it appeared that the imperial servants had been victorious, and that the Khān A'aim was proceeding to court in accordance with the sacred orders. Thereupon Moaffar Khān pro­ceeded rapidly to court, and had the bliss of performing the kornish before the arrival of the Khān A'aim. He was received with princely favours.

One of the occurrences of the siege was that a large number of Christians came from the port of Goa and its neighbourhood to the foot of the sublime throne, and were rewarded by the bliss of an interview (mulāzamat). Apparently they had come at the request of the besieged in order that the latter might make the fort over to them, and so convey themselves to the shore of safety. But when that crew saw the majesty of the imperial power, and had become cogni­sant of the largeness of the army, and of the extent of the siege-train, they represented themselves as ambassadors and performed the kor­nish. They produced many of the rarities of their country, and the appreciative Khedive received each one of them with special favour and made inquiries about the wonders of Portugal and the manners and customs of Europe. It seemed as if he did this from a desire of knowledge, for his sacred heart is a depôt of spiritual and physi­cal sciences. But his boding soul wished that these inquiries might be the means of civilising (istīnās, i.e. familiarity or sociability) this savage race.*