On the 27th of Muharram, the Sultán reached Dhúlpúr, and after some days entered Ágra, where he spent the season of the rains. On the rising of Canopus, he started on an expedition to Narwar, one of the dependencies of Málwá.

After remaining one month at the town of Lahair, where he received a visit from Ni'amat Khátún, in the year 915 (1509 A.D.), the Sultán directed his route towards Hatkánt, which he scoured of idolaters and banditti; and when he had put to the sword the rebels of that quarter, and established small posts at every place, he returned again to his capital. Soon after, information was conveyed to him, that Ahmad Khán, son of Mubárak Khán, governor of Lucknow, had associated with infidels, and even apostatized from the true faith; on which he issued a farmán to Muhammad Khán, a brother of Ahmad Khán, to secure and send him to Court. It was also about this time that Muhammad Khán, a grandson of Sultán Násiru-d dín of Málwá, from dread of his grandfather, sued for protection at the Imperial Court. A farmán was issued to Prince Jalál Khán, importing that as sarkár Chanderí* had been settled on Muhammad Khán, he was to be firmly supported in its possession, and that the Prince was to avert from him any molestation on the part of the army of Málwá. The Sultán himself went to Dhúlpúr, for the purpose of hunting; and caused a pavilion and palace to be erected at each stage between that place and the capital.

When, in the year 916 (1510 A.D.), his empire was firmly established and prospering, in a fortunate moment, while he was engaged in his field sports, another kingdom fell into his net. The facts were briefly as follows: 'Alí Khán and Abú Bakr, two relations of Muhammad Khán, ruler of Nágor, concerted a plot against their master, and endeavoured by stratagem to make away with him, and seize possession of his country. He, however, being informed of their treachery, prevented them from executing their plans, and determined to inflict capital punishment on them. Upon this, both of them effecting their escape, repaired to the Court of the Sultán. Muhammad, apprehensive of the evil consequences arising from the enmity of his relations, the dis­affection of his intimates, and their having taken refuge with this powerful Sultán, sent not only the assurance of his allegiance, with a great many valuable rarities and offerings to him, but ordered the khutba to be read and coin to be struck at Nágor in the Sultán's name. The report of this submission gave the monarch such joy and delight, that he sent Muhammad Khán a horse and honorary dress. He then left Dhúlpúr, and honoured the capital, Ágra, with his presence, and spent some time in a round of pleasure and fêtes, in visiting of gardens and in hunting expeditions.

It was about this time that Ágra, formerly a dependency of Bayána, was fixed upon for the residence of the sovereign; but he soon after departed from Dhúlpúr, and transmitted an order to Sulaimán, a son of Khán-khánán Farmulí, to advance with his large army towards Awantgar and the confines of Súisúpur, in support of the new convert, Husain, whose name before was Ráí Dungar. But Sulaimán excused himself, by alleging that he could not prevail upon himself to be so remote from the King's person.* The Sultán then went to the town of Bárí, and made over that pargana to Shaikhzáda Makan, having resumed it from the son of Mubárak Khán. Then, after staying interme­diately at Dhúlpúr, he returned to Ágra; where, according to former custom, he issued farmáns to many of the chief nobles on all the frontiers to call them to Court. It was at this time that he was taken ill.^{* * *}

About the time of 'Azam Humáyún's junction with Ibráhím Lodí, 'Umar Khán, son of Sikandar Khán Súr, having lost his life while fighting against a body of the zamíndárs of Jartolí, a place dependent on Kol, and receptacle of the most notorious vagabonds and rebels, Kásim Khán, governor of Sambhal, marched to that place, and inflicted the merited punishment upon them. Having put their leader to death, and suppressed the rebellion, he waited on the Sultán at Kanauj.* Most of the nobles in the súba of Oudh, Jaunpúr, and Lucknow, including Sa'íd Khán and Shaikhzáda Farmulí, came likewise to pay their respects, having abandoned the cause of Jalál Khán, and were enrolled amongst the servants of the State. In short, everything seemed to promise success to the Sultán. The Sultán soon after detatched 'Azam Humáyún Lodí, 'Azam Humáyún Sarwání, and Nasír Khán Lohání, with a formidable army, and ferocious elephants, against Jalálu-d dín, who was at Kálpí. Previous to their arrival, he had left 'Imádu-l Mulk, Malik Badru-d dín Jalwání, and Ni'amat Khátún, together with the family of Kutb Khán Lodí and his whole harem, in the fort of Kálpí, and marched himself towards the capital, with 30,000 cavalry and several elephants, in order that he might spread alarm through­out the province, and capture, if possible, the fort of Ágra. The nobles of the Sultán, on their arrival before Kálpí, laid siege to it, and for some days the contest was carried on with cannons and matchlocks; but, in the end, the garrison surrendered, and delivered up the keys of the fort. The town was plundered, and rich booty captured by Sultán Ibráhím's troops. ^{* * *}

Not long after, Daryá Khán Lohání [governor of Bihár] died; and his son, Bahádur Khán, succeeding to his father's dignity, assumed the new title of Muhammad Sháh, at the same time ordering the khutba to be read and coin to be struck in his name. He equipped an army of 100,000 horse, and having been joined by the nobles who were disaffected against the Sultán, they united their forces on the borders of Bihár. At the same time, Nasír Khán Lohání, the governor of Gházípúr, who commanded the Imperial forces, sustained a defeat, and came in to Bahádur Khán.* In short, the whole country of Bihár was reduced under the orders of Sultán Muhammad,* and Ibráhím raised a large force to repress this alarming insurrection.

About the same period the son of Daulat Khán Lodí, governor of Lahore, presented himself before the Sultán: but inferring from the usual proceedings of this monarch, that he would be apprehended, he took to flight, and repaired to his father, to whom he gave a full account of the Sultán's temper, and the general dread entertained by the nobles. Daulat Khán, from these accounts, perceiving that there was no means of evading the Sultán's violence, and being sensible of his own inadequacy to oppose him, formed an alliance with Ghází Khán Lodí, and the other nobles and jágírdárs of the Panjáb; and renouncing his allegiance to Sultán Ibráhím, addressed through 'Álam Khán Lodí an invitation to the Emperor Bábar at Kábul, to repair to Hindústán. No sooner had this monarch perused the letter, than he despatched some of his most distinguished nobles with 'Álam Khán, in advance, to subdue the country; who, when they had taken Síálkot and Lahore, reported these conquests to the Emperor. Upon which, he himself, on the first days of the first Rabí', in the year 932 (December, 1525), entered upon a campaign to reduce Hindústán.