The Akbarnámah mentions another officer of a similar name, Asadullah Turkmán. He was mentioned above on p. 382.

117. Sa'a´dat 'Ali´ Kha´n, of Badakshán.

From the Akbarnámah (III, 295) we see that he was killed in 988 in a fight with the rebel 'Arab Bahádur. Shahbáz Khán had sent Sa'ádat to a Fort* near Rahtás, where he was surprised by 'Arab, defeated and slain. It is said that 'Arab drank some of his blood.

118. Ru´psi´ Baira´gi´, brother of Rájah Bihárí Mall (No. 23).

The Maásir says that Rúpsí was the son of Rájah Bihárí Mall's brother. He was introduced at Court in the 6th year.

According to the Ṭabaqát, he was a commander of Fifteen Hundred.

Jaimall, Rúpsí's son, was the first that paid his respects to Akbar (p. 329). He served some time under Sharafuddín (No. 17), jágírdár of Ajmír, and was T'hánah­dár of Mírt'ha. When Sharaf rebelled, Jaimall went to Court. In the 17th year, he served in manqalá of Khán Kalán (Vide No. 129), and accompanied the emperor on the forced march to Patan and Ahmadábád (p. 416, note). In the 21st year, he served in the expedition against Daudá, son of Rái Surjan (No. 96), and the conquest of Búndí (Muharram, 985). Subsequently, he was sent by Akbar on a mission to the grandees of Bengal; but on reaching Chausá, he suddenly died.

Jaimall's wife, a daughter of Mot'h Rájah (No. 121), refused to mount the funeral pile; but U´dai Singh, Jaimall's son, wished to force her to become a Suttee. Akbar heard of it, and resolved to save her. He arrived just in time. Jagnát'h (No. 69) and Rái Sál (No. 106) got hold of U´dai Singh, and took him to Akbar, who imprisoned him.

The story of the heavy armour which Jaimall wore in the fight with Muhammad Husain Mírzá, after Akbar's forced march to Patan and Ahmadábád, is known from Elphinstone's History (Fifth Edition, p. 509, note). Rúpsí was offended, because the emperor ordered Karan (a grandson of Máldeo) to put on Jaimall's armour, and angrily demanded it back. Akbar then put off his own armour. Bhagwán Dás, however, thought it necessary to ask the emperor to pardon Rúpsí's rudeness.

119. I'tima´d Kha´n, Khwájahsará.

He has been mentioned above p. 13, note. His appointment to Bhakkar was made in 984, when Sayyid Muhammad Mír 'Adl (vide No. 140) had died.

Maqçúd 'Alí, who killed I'timád, is said to have been blind on one eye. When he explained to I'timád his miserable condition, his master insulted him by saying that some one should put urine into his blind eye. Maqçúd stabbed him on the spot. According to another account, I'timád was murdered by Maqçúd, whilst getting up from bed.

I'timád built I'timádpúr, 6 kos from A´grah. He had there a villa and a large tank. He also lies buried there.*

120. Ba´z Baha´dur, son of Shajáwal Khán [Súr].

Abulfazl says below (Third Book, Çúbah of Málwah) that his real name was Báyazíd.

Báz Báhadúr's father was Shujá'at Khán Súr, who is generally called in histories Shajáwal, or Sajáwal, Khán. The large town Shajáwalpúr, or Sajáwalpúr, in Málwah bears his name;* its original name, Shujá'atpúr, which Abulfazl gives below under Sirkár Sárangpúr, Málwah, appears to be no longer in use.

When Sher Sháh took Málwah from Mallú (Qádir Khán), Shujá'at Khán was in Sher Sháh's service, and was made by him governor of the conquered province. In Salím's reign, he returned to Court; but feeling dissatisfied with the king, he returned to Málwah. Salím despatched a corps after him, and Shujá'at fled to the Rájah of Dúngarpúr. Some time after, he surrendered to Salím and remained with him, Málwah being divided among the courtiers. Under 'Adlí, he was again appointed to Málwah. After a short time, he prepared himself to assume the royal purple, but died (962).

Báz Báhadur succeeded him. He defeated several opponents, and declared him­self, in 963, king of Málwah. His expedition to Gaḍha was not successful, Rání Dúrgáwatí (p. 367) having repulsed him. He now gave himself up to a life of ease and luxury: his singers and dancing women were soon famous throughout Hindústán, especially the beautiful Rúpmatí, who is even now-a-days remembered.

In the very beginning of the 6th year of Akbar's reign, Adham Kokah (No. 19) was ordered to conquer Málwah. Pír Muhammad Khán (No. 20), 'Abdullah Khán Uzbak (No. 14), Qiyá Khán Gung (No. 33), Sháh Muhammad Khán of Qandahár (No. 95) and his son 'A´dil Khán (No. 125), Çádiq Khán (No. 43), Habíb 'Alí Khán (No. 133), Haidar Muhammad Khán (No. 66), Muhammad Qulí Toqbái (No. 129), Qiyá Khán (No. 184), Mírak Bahádur (No. 208), Samánjí Khán (No. 147), Páyandah Muhammad Mughul (No. 68), Mihr 'Alí Sildoz (No. 130), Sháh Fanáí (No. 115), and other grandees accompanied Adham. They met Báz Bahádur three kos from Sárangpúr and defeated him (middle of 968).* Báz Bahádur fled to the jungles on the Khandesh frontier. He collected a new army, but was defeated by Pír Muhammad, who had succeeded Adham. He then fled to Mírán Sháh of Khándesh, who assisted him with troops. Pír Muhammad in the mean time conquered Bíjágaḍh, threw himself sud­denly upon Burhánpúr, sacked the town, and allowed an indiscriminate slaughter of the inhabitants. B. B. marched against him, and defeated him. As related above, Pír Muhammad fled, and was drowned in the Narbaddá. The imperialists thereupon got discouraged, and the jágírdárs left for A´grah, so that Báz Bahádur without opposition re-occupied Málwah.

In the 7th year, Akbar sent 'Abdullah Khán Uzbak to Málwah. Before he arrived, B. B. fled without attempting resistance, and withdrew to the hills. He lived for some time with Bharjí, Zamíndár of Baglánah, and tried to obtain assistance from Chingiz Khán and Sher Khán of Gujrát, and lastly even from the Nizám ul Mulk. Meeting nowhere with support, B. B. went to Ráná U´dai Singh. He then appears to have thrown himself on Akbar's generosity; for in the 15th year, Akbar ordered Hasan Khán Khizánchí* to conduct Báz Bahádur to Court. He now entered the emperor's service, and was made on his arrival a commander of One Thousand. Some time later, he was promoted to a mançab of Two Thousand. He had been dead for some time in 1001.

Báz Bahádur and his Rúpmatí lie buried together. Their tomb stands in the middle of a tank in Ujjain. Vide No. 188.

121. U´dai Singh, Mot'h Ra´jah, son of Rái Máldeo.

The Ṭabaqát says that he was in 1001 a commander of Fifteen Hundred and ruler of Jodhpúr.

Akbar, in 994, married U´dai Singh's daughter to Jahángír. On p. 8 of the Tuzuk, Jahángír says that her name was Jagat Gosáiní. She was the mother of Prince Khurram (Sháhjahán); vide p. 310, l. 19.