An order was issued to the Rai Rayān to take up his quarters between Narwar and Canderī, and to govern that country with pru­dence. The Khān Ā'im M. Koka received the lofty rank of 7,000 zāt and 6,000 horse. Hāshim K. received a manṣab of 1,500, S. Daulat Bakhtiyār received one of 2,000. The presents of Shāh Beg K., the governor of Qandahār, were produced before H.M. A. marriage was made between Prince Khusrū and the Khān Ā'im's daughter, and an order was given that S'aīd K. 'Abdullah K.,* and Mīr Ṣadr Jahān should convey one lakh of rupis to the house of the Khān Ā'im by way of dower (shīr bahā). 50,000 rupis were presented to 'Allāmī S. Abu-l-faẓl. The sons of M. Yūsuf K. presented themselves and received suitable appointments. As the distress and poverty of the peasants (kadīwar) of Kabul was represented to H.M., one year's revenue was altogether remitted to that country, and an order was given to the collectors that for eight years one-eighth share of the revenue of the fief-holders should be remitted. The manṣab of Shamsu-d-dīn* Ḥusain, the son of the Khān A'im—who was the Nāīb of the province of Gujarat—was fixed at 2,000, principal and increase (aṣal u iẓāfa). It became known that Khudāwand K. Abyssinian had stirred up sedition in the sarkārs of Pāthrī and Pāthan,* (?) and the Khān-khānān sent a force under the command of Sūraj Singh and Ghaznīn K. of Jālaur to punish him. Good men went to that country and defeated the enemy, and praiseworthy efforts were made to keep that country in repose.

⁸⁰⁷ One of the occurrences was the victory of Īrīj, the son of the Khān-khānān and the defeat of 'Ambar Jeo. News came that when it was known that 'Ambar had gone to Telingāna and that Mīr Mar­taẓā had not been able to maintain himself in Nānder, and that he and Sher Khwāja had gone to the village of Jahrī,* and that the enemy was being powerful in that country, and that Sher Khwāja and Mīr Martaā were in distress, the Khān-khānān had sent his son Īrij* with a large force to quell the commotion. Īrij joined Mīr Martaẓa and Sher Khwāja, and resolved to engage the enemy. On learning this, 'Ambar went to Damtour and from there proceeded to Qandahār.* Meanwhile Farhād Abyssinian joined 'Ambar with 2 or 3,000 horse. The brave men of the victorious army did not halt anywhere but advanced towards the foe. As the enemy stood their ground, the leaders of the victorious army drew up their forces. In the centre was Īrij with his father's troops and manṣabdārs. In the advance were Rajah Sūraj Singh, Bahādur-al-mulk, S. Walī, Parbat Sen Khatrī, Mukund Rai, Girdhar Dās, son of Rai Sāl Darbārī, Rāghū Dās, son of Khangār S. Maudūd, Zāhid, son of Shujā'at K., Qāsim Ḥusain K., S. Abul-fatḥ, son of S. M'arū, S. Masafā, Fatḥ K. Lodī, Ikhtiyār K., Sher K. and other heroes. In the right wing were Mīr Martaẓā and a number of active men. In the left wing were 'Alī Mardān Bahādur, and a party of brave men. 'Ambar also drew up his forces. First, the enemy's van drove off the elephants and attacked the imperial van, and there was a hot fight. From the smoke of the guns and muskets day put on the dark robes of night. The brave imperialists discomfited the foe by their bullets and the whizzing of their arrows. Then the centre made manful attacks. … If the men of the right and left wings had extended the arm of courage, the enemy would not have escaped, and 'Ambar and Farhād would certainly have been made prisoners. Twenty elephants, etc., were captured.* When the news of this glorious victory was brought to H.M. by a report of Prince Daniel, thanks ⁸⁰⁸ were returned to God. The victors were rewarded by promotion and gifts of horses and robes of honour. The Prince sent ten of the elephants to court, and kept ten by himself, with the idea that he would present them whenever he came to court.

One of the occurrences was the conquest of Jammū. When Ḥusain Beg S. 'Umarī besieged the fort of Jammū, the Zamīndār of Nagarkot and the other landowners and hillmen of the parganas of Lakhanpūr, Jasrota, Mānkoṭ, brought help to the ruler thereof. They made great efforts, but were unsuccessful and fled away by night. Rāmgarha, Jasrota, Jammū, Mānkoṭ and Kobast (?) were taken.

Various items of news from Bengal brought joy. In the first place, Rajah Mān Singh came to Dhāka (Dacca) and by means of hopes and fears brought the ruler Kedār Rai on the right road of service. Secondly, when news came that Jalāl* of Kahakra had with a body of evil-disposed persons attacked the towns of Akrā (?)* and Maldah and committed great oppression on the traders and inhabit­tants there, the Rajah sent Khwāja Bāqar Anṣārī to Ghorāghāt to Mahā Singh, in order that he might join with him in putting down the disturbance. When Mahā Singh came to Kahakra, Jalāl kept the river Mandarī* (?) in front of him and appeared with 5,000 foot and 500 horse. Mahā Singh without delay put his horse into the river, and as the bank was high it was difficult for the horses to mount it, and some* of his companions lost their lives. Most of them emerged with safety and attacked the foe. The villain threw the dust of ruin on his head and fled like the wind. Mahā Singh's mind being at ease about these matters considered that it was indis­pensable to put down Qāẓī Mūmin, who at this time had collected many evil-disposed persons* in Purniah and was devastating that country, and so proceeded thither. That ill-fated one had made a fort* on the bank of the Kosī and was meditating flight. As soon as he heard of the approach of the imperial troops he put his family into boats and went off there (to the island?) Mahā Singh sent 500 horse across the river after him, and he went to an island. On account of the thick jungle the troops could not get a trace of him. Active men scattered about and came to that island from every side. Mūmin's eye fell first upon a few of them, and perceiving that they ⁸⁰⁹ were few in number, and being ignorant of the proximity of others he sought to engage. He defeated the first force. Murād Beg Uzbeg and Nūru-d-dīn Muḥammad, a relative of Muḥibb 'Alī K. took no account of this defeat and fought gallantly. Nūru-d-dīn Muḥam­mad K. sacrificed his life on the path of loyalty. At this time there was fear that injury should accrue to the victorious troops. But by the fortune of the Shāhinshāh Qāẓī Mūmin fell headlong from his horse and was killed on the spot. The heroes were victorious. Next news came to the Rajah that Uṣmān* the accursed had crossed the Brahmaputra with a large force, and that Bāz Bahādur Qalmāq, the thānadār of that quarter, had abandoned his post, and had come to Bhawāl. The Rajah came to Bhawāl in the space of a day and a night, and next day had a fight with the enemy on the bank of the river Bihār* (?) Many Afghans were slain and much booty in the shape of boats (nuwāra) and artillery was obtained. When he had made the thāna strong by entrusting it to able men he came to Dhāka, and ordered a number of brave men to cross the Anjhamati* (?) and to punish 'Īsā and Kedār, the ruler of Bikrāmpūr and Sarhan­pūr. The wicked Afghans leagued with Dāūd, the son of Īsā and the landholders and closed the ferries and prepared for war. For some days the imperialists were unable to cross. The Rajah on perceiving the state of affairs came from Dhāka to Shāhpūr.* He first appointed a body of men to keep those who had gone before. As the affair was beyond their strength, and there was much fighting at the ferry, he saw that the remedy was for him to come to the spot in person. On arriving, he without delay mounted his elephant and entered the river. Other strong-hearted men proceeded manfully to swim the river. They crossed and defeated the enemy. They became unsteady and fled. The Rajah followed them and marching by night came to Barhānpūrī* (?) and Tarah (?). Sher K.,* the proprietor, then had the wisdom to wait upon the Rajah. From there he went to Sirhanpūr* and Bikrampūr. Dāūd and the other Afghans went off to Sonargāon. The Rajah's mind became at ease about the enemy and he went to Dhāka.