A. H. 928.
A. D. 1521.
In the year 928, the King proceeded
from Champanere to Ahmudabad; but
while collecting his army at Kakreea, in
order to attack Chittoor, he heard that Rana
Sanka had deputed his son with large presents to
intercede for him, and that the young rana had already
reached Mahrasa on his way to Ahmudabad.
Moozuffur Shah accordingly halted, and received
the embassy, ordering an honorary dress to be
given to the Rana's son, with assurances of reconciliation.
The King then broke up the army
and came to Ahmudabad; when he heard of the
death of Mullik Eiaz, on whose son he conferred
his father's government and honorary titles.
A. H. 929.
A. D. 1522.
In the year 929, the King marched
in person to Champanere, to quell an insurrection
in that quarter, and he subsequently
caused the town of Mahrasa to be repaired.
It was about this time that the Prince Julal Khan,
the son of Sikundur Lody of Dehly, who had, in a
fit of rage, put to death one of the principal nobles
of his brother's government, reached the court of
Guzerat. Julal Khan had previously applied repeatedly
for the aid of Guzerat troops to assist in
dethroning his brother Ibrahim; and on the present
occasion Moozuffur Shah ordered a force to accompany
him to Dehly for the purpose; but a full
account of the transactions connected with this
event has already been given in the history of
Dehly.*
A. H. 931.
A. D. 1524.
In the year 931, the King marched
towards Idur; on which occasion the
Prince Bahadur Khan complained that
his allowances were insufficient to maintain the
establishment due to his rank, and requested
that they might be made equal to those of his
elder brother, Sikundur Khan. Moozuffur Shah,
for political reasons, gave no decisive answer to this
request, but promised to consider the subject.
Meanwhile the Prince, impatient of delay, left the
King's camp without taking leave, and returning
first to Ahmudabad, proceeded, eventually, to the
country of Oody Sing, the Raja of Poloh, by whom
he was received with marks of attention. From
Poloh he went on to Chittoor, where he was received
by Rana Sanka, who presented him with splendid
offerings; thence he went by Ajmeer to Mewatt,
where the governor, Hussun Khan, marched several
stages to meet him. After remaining some
time there, he went on to Dehly, and was favourably
received by Ibrahim Lody, who was at
that time preparing to repel the invasion of Babur.
Bahadur Khan having on one occasion defeated a
detachment of Moguls with a small body of Guze-
Moozuffur Shah, hearing of the conduct of his son, wrote to Khoodabunda Khan, who had accompanied him, to entreat the Prince to return to Guzerat, promising to overlook all the events connected with his sudden departure. Shortly after this the King was taken dangerously ill; and his disease daily increasing, factions began to be formed in the army, one party espousing the cause of the Prince Sikundur, and another that of the youngest prince, Luteef Khan. The King was observed to be very anxious to hear of Bahadur Khan's return, and it was generally supposed that he intended to declare him his successor; but on Friday, the 2d of Jumad-ool-Awul, in the year 932, having sent for his eldest son, the Prince Sikundur, he gave him his blessing, and proclaimed
Jumad-ool-
Awul 3.
A. H. 932.
Feb. 17.
A. D. 1526.
him his heir. On the following day he departed this life, in the fifty-sixth year of his age, and in the fifteenth of his reign. Moozuffur Shah was considered a just and upright prince, strictly adhering on all occasions to the tenets of the faith. Among his accomplishments was that of writing a beautiful hand, in which he employed many of his leisure hours. During his lifetime he transcribed several copies of the Koran, which he sent to Mecca to be placed near the holy shrine. He also greatly promoted learning; so that men of letters from Persia, Arabia, and Turkey, found it worth their while to settle in Guzerat during his liberal and auspicious reign.