He was a man of imposing stature, and well-known for his personal courage. When Khwájah Mírak of Içfahán, who had the title of Chingiz Khán, was the Vakíl of Murtazá Nizám Sháh, Kh. rose to dignity. He held several districts in Barár as jágír. The Masjid of Rohank'herah* was built by him.

In 993, when Mír Murtazá of Sabzwár (No. 162) commanded the army of Barár, and was no longer able to withstand Çalábat Khán Chirgis in the Dak'hin, Kh. accompanied M. Murtazá to Hindústán. Both were well received by Akbar, and Kh. was made a Commander of One Thousand. He received Paṭan in Gujrát as tuyúl.

He was married to Abulfazl's sister, and died in the end of the 34th year, before the middle of 998 (Badáoní II, 372, where in the Táríkh of his death the word Dak'hiní must be written without a h).

Once Abulfazl had invited several grandees, Khudáwand among them. The dishes placed before Kh. contained fowls and game and different kinds of vegetables, whilst the other guests had roast meat. He remarked it, took offence, and went away. Although Akbar assured him that Abulfazl had treated him to fowls and game accord­ing to a Hindústání custom, Kh. disliked Abulfazl, and never went again to his house. ‘Hence Dak'hinís are notorious in Hindústán for stupidity.’

The Ṭabaqát puts Kh. among the Commanders of Fifteen Hundred, and says that he died in 995. The Maásir has 997.

152. Mi´rza´dah 'Ali´ Kha´n, son of Muhtarim Beg.*

He served in the 9th year in Málwah during the expedition against 'Abdullah Khán Uzbak (No. 14). In the 17th year, he served in the Gujrát war under the Khán i Kalán (No. 16). Two years later, he commanded an expedition against Qásim Khán Kású, who with a corps of Afgháns ravaged the frontiers of Bihár. In the 23rd year, he accompanied Shahbáz Khán in the war with Ráná Partáb.* He then served in Bihár under Khán i A'zam (25th year) and in Bengal under Shahbáz Khán (vide No. 134, p. 436). In the 30th year (993), he was present in the fight with Qutlú near Mangalkoṭ (Bardwán). In the 31st year, he was ordered to join Qásim Khán (No. 59), who was on his way to Kashmír. Not long after, in 995 (32nd year), he was killed in a fight with the Kashmírís who defeated an Imperial detachment under Sayyid 'Abdullah Khán (No. 189).

Badáoní (III, p 326) says, he was a poet. He places his death in 996.

153. Sa'a´dat Mi´rza´, son of Khizr Khwájah Khán (p. 365, note 2).

154. Shima´l Kha´n Chelah.

Chelah means ‘a slave.’ The Ṭabaqát says he was a Qurchí, or armour-bearer of the emperor, and a genial companion. He was made a Hazárí, and was no longer alive in 1001.

In the 9th year, he assisted in the capture of Khwájah Mu'azzam. In the 20th year, he served in the war against Chandr Sen, during which Jalál Khán (No. 213) had lost his life, and afterwards under Sayyid Ahmad (No. 91) and Shahbáz (No. 80) in the expedition to Siwánah.

155. Sha´h Gha´zi´ Kha´n, a Sayyid from Tabríz.

The Ṭabaqát calls him a Turkmán, and says, he was dead in 1001. He served, in the 19th year with Mírzádah 'Alí Khán (No. 152) against Qásim Khán Kású.

He may be the Sháh Ghází Khán mentioned below under No. 161.

156. Fa´zil Kha´n, son of Khán i Kalán (No. 16).

He was mentioned above, on p. 322.

157. Ma'cu´m Kha´n, son of Mu'ín uddín Ahmad Farankhúdí (No. 128).

He is not to be confounded with Ma'çúm Khán i Kábulí (p. 431, note).

Ma'çúm was made a Hazárí on the death of his father, and received Gházípúr as tuyúl. He joined Todar Mall in Bihár, though anxious to go over to the rebels (p. 351). Not long afterwards, Mírzá Muhammad Hakím, Akbar's brother, threatened to invade the Panjáb, and as the emperor had resolved to move personally against him, Ma'çúm thought it opportune to rebel. He seized Jaunpúr and drove away Tarson Khán's men (No. 32). As Akbar had known him from a child, he was inclined to pardon him, provided he left Jaunpúr and accepted Awadh as tuyúl. This M. did; but he continued to recruit, and when Sháh Qulí Mahram and Rájah Bír Baṛ had failed to bring him to his senses, Shahbáz Khán, on hearing of his conduct, determined to punish him. The events of the expedition have been related on p. 400.

After his defeat near Awadh, M. threw himself into the town; but as several rebel chiefs had left him, he absconded, without even taking his family with him. He applied to two Zamíndárs for assistance; but the first robbed him of his valuables, and the latter waylaid him, and had it not been for a bribe, M. would not have escaped. About this time one of his friends of the name of Maqçúd joined him and supplied him with funds. M. collected men and surprised and plundered the town of Bahráich. Vazír Khán (No. 41) and others moved from Hájípúr against him; but M. escaped them. After plundering the town of Muhammadábád, he resolved to surprise Jaunpúr, when the tuyúldárs of the district marched against him. Being hard pressed, he applied to M. 'Azíz Kokah (No. 21) to intercede for him. Akbar again pardoned him, and gave him the Parganah Mihsí, Sirkár Champáran, as tuyúl. But M. continued in a rebellious attitude, and when M. 'Azíz prepared to punish him, he applied for leave to go to Court. He arrived, in the 27th year, in A´grah, and was again pardoned, chiefly at the request of Akbar's mother.

Soon after, on going home one night from the Darbár, he was killed on the road. An enquiry was ordered to be held, but without result, and people believed that Akbar had connived at the murder. Compare with this the fate of Nos. 61 and 62, two other Bihár rebels.

158. Tolak Kha´n Qu´chi´n.

Tolak commenced to serve under Bábar. He joined Humáyún on his return from Persia. When the emperor had seized on Kábul, and M. Kámrán came near the town under the mask of friendship, many of Humáyún's grandees went over to him, and the emperor was obliged to retreat northwards to Zahák (<Arabic>) and Bámiyán, where he hoped to find faithful officers. He sent, however, Tolak and several others to Kábul, to bring him correct information, but Tolak alone returned. For his faith­fulness he was made Qurbegí.

Tolak accompanied Humáyún to India. After the emperor's death he belonged to those who supported the young Akbar, and was instrumental in the capture at a din­ner party of Mír Sháh Abul Ma'álí. Afterwards, T. went to Kábul, where he remained for a long time. In the 7th year of Akbar's reign, he was suddenly imprisoned by the young and hasty Ghaní Khán, son of Mun'im Khán (No. 11), who was in charge of Kábul. Tolak managed to escape, and went to Bábá Khátún, his jágír, collecting men to take revenge on Ghaní. A favourable opportunity presented itself, when Ghaní one day had left Kábul for a place called Khwájah Sayyárán (<Arabic>), to waylay a caravan from Balkh. He was just feasting with his companions, when Tolak Khán fell upon them. Ghaní, who was drunk, was caught, and Tolak marched to Khwájah Awásh (<Arabic>), a place two kos distant from Kábul. But he was opposed by Fazíl Beg (Mun'im's brother) and his son Abulfath (called wrongly Abdul Fath, on p. 318), and thought it advisable to let Ghaní go. Ghaní immediately collected men and pursued Tolak, who now prepared himself to go to Hindústán. Ghaní overtook him near the A´b i Ghorband, and killed Bábá Qúchín and several other relations and friends of Tolak. Tolak himself and his son Isfandiyár managed to cut their way through the enemies, and arrived safely in India. Akbar gave Tolak a jágír in Málwah, where he remained for a long time.