Shiháb died in Málwah (Ujain, Ṭabaqat) in 999. His wife, Bábá A´ghá was related to Akbar's mother; she died in 1005.

During the time Shiháb was Governor of Dihlí, he repaired the canal which Fírúz Sháh had cut from the Parganah of Khizrábád to Safídún; and called it Nahr i Shiháb. This canal was again repaired, at the order of Sháhjahán, by the renowned Makramat Khán, and called <Arabic>, Faiz Nahr, (20th year of Sháhjahán). During the reign of Aurangzeb it was again obstructed, but has now again been repaired and enlarged by the English. (A´sáruççanádíd.)

27. Ra´jah Bhagwa´n Da´s, son of Rájah Bihárí Mall.

In the Histories we find the spellings Bhagwant, Bhagwánt, and Bhagwán. He joined Akbar's service with his father (No. 23). In 980, in the fight with Ibráhím Husain Mírzá near Sarnál (Briggs, Sartál), he saved Akbar's life. He also distinguished himself against the Ráná of I´dar, whose son, Amr Singh, he brought to Court. When, in the 23rd year, the Kachwáhahs had their tuyúls transferred to the Panjáb, Rájah Bh. D. was appointed Governor of the province. In the 29th year, Bh.'s daughter was married to Prince Salím, of which marriage Prince Khusrau was the offspring. In the 30th year, Bh. D. was made a commander of Five Thousand, and Governor of Zábulistán, as Mán Singh was sent against the Yúsufzaís. But Akbar for some reason detained him. In Khairábád, Bh. D. had a fit of madness, and wounded himself with a dagger; but he recovered, soon after, in the hands of the Court Doctors. In the 32nd year, the jágírs of the Rájah and his family were transferred to Bihár, Mán Singh taking the command of the province.

Rájah Bh. D. died in the beginning of 998 at Láhor, a short time after Rájah Todar Mall (No. 39). People say that on returning from Todar Mall's funeral, he had an attack of stranguary, of which he died. He had the title of Amír ul Umará.

The Jámi 'Masjid of Láhor was built by him.

Regarding his sons, vide Nos. 30, 104, 336.

28. Qutbuddi´n Kha´n, youngest brother of Atgah Khán (15).

As he belonged to the Atgah Khail (vide p. 321), his tuyúl was in the Panjáb. He founded several mosques, &c., at Láhor.

In the 9th year (972), Akbar sent him to Kábul. During his stay there, he built a villa at Ghaznín, his birth place. On the transfer of the ‘Atgah Khail’ from the Panjáb, Q. was appointed to Málwah. After the conquest of Gujrát, he received as jágír the Sirkár of Bahroṉch (Broach), “which lies south of Ahmadábád, and has a fort on the bank of the Narbuddá near its mouth.” Subsequently he returned to Court, and was made a commander of Five Thousand.

In the 24th year (12th Rajab, 987), he was appointed atálíq to Prince Salím, received a dágú,* and the title of Beglar Begí. Akbar also honoured him by placing at a feast Prince Salím on his shoulders. Afterwards Q. was again appointed to Bahroṉch ‘as far as Nazrbár.’. In the 28th year (991), Muzaffar of Gujrát tried to make himself independent. Q. did not act in concert with the other officers, and in consequence of his delay and timidity, he was attacked and defeated by Muzaffar near Barodah. Q.'s servants even joined Muzaffar, whilst he himself retreated to the Fort of Barodah. After a short time he capitulated and surrendered to Muzaffar, who had promised not to harm him or his family. But at the advice of a Zamíndár, Muzaffar went to Bahroṉch, occupied the Fort in which Q.'s family lived, and confiscated his immense property (10 krors of rupees), as also 14 lacs of imperial money. Immediately after, Muzaffar had Q. murdered.

His son Naurang Khán served under Mírzá Khán Khánán (No. 29) in Gujrát (992), received a jágír in Málwah and subsequently in Gujrát. He died in 999.

The MSS. of the Ṭabaqát, which I consulted, contain the remark that Naurang Khán was a Commander of Four Thousand, and was, in 1001, governor of Júnágaṛh.

His second son, Gújar Khán, was a Haftçadí (No. 193), and served chiefly under M. A'zam Khán Kokah (No. 21). He also had a tuyúl in Gujrát.

29. Kha´n Kha´na´n Mi´rza´ 'Abdurrahi´m, son of Bairám Khán.

His mother was a daughter of Jamál Khán of Mewát.* In 961, when Humáyún returned to India, he enjoined his nobles to enter into matrimonial alliances with the Zamíndárs of the country, and after marrying the elder daughter of Jamál Khán, he asked Bairám Khán to marry the younger one.

M. 'Abdurrahím was born at Láhor, 14th Çafar 964. When Bairám Khán was murdered at Patan in Gujrát (p. 317), his camp was plundered by some Afgháns; but Muhammad Amín Díwánah and Bábá Zambúr managed to remove the child and his mother from the scene of plunder, and bring them to Ahmadábád, fighting on the road with the Afghán robbers. From Ahmadábád, M. 'Abdurrahím was taken to Akbar (969), who notwithstanding the insinuations of malicious courtiers took charge of him. He gave him the title of Mírzá Khán, and married him subsequently to Mah Bánú, sister of M. 'Azíz Kokah. (No. 21).

In 981, M. 'Abdurrahím accompanied Akbar on his forced march to Patan (p. 325). In 984, M. 'A. was appointed to Gujrát, Vazír Khán having the manage­ment of the province. In the 25th year, he was made Mír 'Arz, and three years later, atálíq to Prince Salím. Soon after, he was sent against Sulṭán Muzaffar of Gujrát. Muzaffar, during the first Gujrátí war, had fallen into the hands of Akbar's officers. He was committed to the charge of Mun'im Khán (No. 11), and after his death, to the care of Sháh Mançúr the Díwán (No. 122). But Muzaffar managed, in the 23rd year, to escape, and took refuge with the Kát'hís of Júnágaṛh, little noticed or cared for by Akbar's officers. But when I'timád Khán was sent to Gujrát to relieve Shihábuddín (No. 26), the servants of the latter joined Muzaffar, and the Gujrát rebellion commenced. Muzaffar took Ahmadábád, and recruited, with the treasures that fell into his hands (vide Quṭbuddín, No. 28), an army of 40,000 troopers. Mírzá 'Abdurrahím had only 10,000 troopers to oppose him, and though his officers advised him to wait for the arrival of Qulij Khán and the Málwah contingent, Daulat Khán Lodí, M. 'A.'s Mír Shamsher, reminded him not to spoil his laurels and claims to the Khán Khánánship. M.'A. then attacked Muzaffar and defeated him in the remarkable battle of Sarkich, three kos from Ahmadábád. On the arrival of the Málwah contingent, M. 'A. defeated Muzaffar a second time near Nádot. Muzaffar concealed himself in Rájpíplah.

For these two victories Akbar made M.'A. a commander of Five Thousand, and gave him the coveted title of Khán Khánán. For this reason Historians generally call him Mírzá Khán Khánán.

When Gujrát was finally conquered, M. Khán Khánán gave his whole property to his soldiers, even his inkstand, which was given to a soldier who came last and said, he had not received anything. The internal affairs of Gujrát being settled, Qulij Khán was left in the province, and M.'A. rejoined the Court.

In the 34th year he presented to Akbar a copy of his Persian translation of Bábar's Chaghtái Memoirs (Wáqi'át i Bábarí).*