As Kutbu-l Mulk had repeatedly begged permission to send his mother for the purpose of asking pardon for his offences, and solicited a safe conduct, it was ordered that Muhammad Sultán and Sháyista Khán should despatch the customary passport. As soon as he received that warrant and security, he sent off his mother in the hope of gaining his other objects. Accordingly, on the 22nd of Jumáda-l awwal, several of His Royal High­ness's intimate companions went out, at his suggestion, to meet her, and brought her from the road to Sháyista Khán's camp. The latter, having treated her with the deepest respect and at­tention, conducted her next day, agreeably to orders, into the illustrious presence; where she enjoyed an interview with Muhammad Sultán, and presented two horses. * * As Mu­hammad Sultán represented that she was anxious to be ad­mitted to a personal audience, in order to detail her propositions, the Prince summoned her into his presence. That chaste matron then presented a thousand gold mohurs as nisár to His Royal Highness as well as * * .

That ward of divine providence affirmed in reply, that Kutbu-l Mulk must pay down a kror of rupees in cash, jewelry, elephants, etc., and she having consented to obey this mandate, returned to the fortress for the purpose of collecting the above sum.

As a vast number of Kutbu-l Mulk's partisans, under the com­mand of his kotwál, who had no intimation as yet of the armistice, had collected together about two kos from the fortress with hostile intentions, the Prince despatched several nobles and mansabdárs, with 200 mounted musketeers, and 500 cavalry out of Sháyista Khán's retainers, amounting altogether to 6,000 horse, and a host of matchlockmen, to coerce them. The royal troops repaired with the utmost celerity to the menaced point, and encamped that day close to the enemy's position. On the succeeding one, the miscreants sent off their heavy baggage and property to a distance, and having formed up in line themselves, stood prepared for action. Although the royalists several times drove them off and dispersed them, yet the shameless wretches kept constantly rallying and renewing their assaults, in which they suffered numerous casualties, until night supervened; when the ill-fated villains, being incapable of further resistance, took to a precipitate flight. A few out of the victorious army were also killed and wounded; and the ever-successful troops, after spending the night on the ground where the enemy's tents had stood, returned in triumph on the morrow.

At this time, the news of Mír Jumla's arrival in the vicinity of Golkonda was made known; so the Prince forwarded to him the farmán and khil'at that had come for him from Court, by the hands of the bearer of it. The latter having been apprised of the fact, came out to meet the messenger, from his camp, which was pitched four kos the other side of the Husain Ságar lake, and after observing the usual marks of respect, received the farmán and khil'at from him on the banks of the above-named lake. As two days were wanting to the time fixed for his introduction to the victorious Prince, he returned for the present to his own camp. On the appointed day, the Prince sent out some nobles to fetch him, and he having set out with great pomp and splendour, enjoyed at a chosen moment the honour of paying his respects, and presented 3,000 Ibráhímís as nisár. That descendant of nobles was recompensed from the munificent threshold by the receipt of a superb dress of honour, a jewelled tarrah and dagger, two horses, one with a gold, the other with a silver saddle, and an elephant with silver housings, accompanied by a female one; and obtained permission to be seated in the presence. As peace had now been established on a firm basis, the fortunate and successful Prince evacuated the trenches en­circling the fortress, on the last day of the aforesaid month, and summoned the party engaged in the siege to his presence.

On the 22nd Jumáda-s sání 'Allámí Sa'du-lla Khán, con­formably to the sacred text, “When your time of death has arrived, see that ye defer not a moment, nor procrastinate,” returned the response of Labaiká to the herald of God, and migrated from this transitory sphere to the realms of immortality. For nearly four months he had been labouring under a severe and painful attack of cholic; during the first two months of which period, when he was not confined to his bed, he used to attend daily in the auspicious presence, and uttered no excla­mation of pain. In fact, he was then trying to dispel the disease by attending to Takarrub Khán's medical treatment; but after he became confined to his house from the acute agony he was suffering, the matter was disclosed to the royal ear; whereupon the skilful physicians in attendance at the foot of the sublime throne were commanded to effect his cure. As his appointed time of death, however, had come, all their remedies produced no effect, and the disease gradually gaining ground, put an end to his sufferings. The monarch, the appreciator of worth, expressed intense regret at the demise of that deserving object of kindness and consideration, and showered favours on his children and all his connexions.

Marriage of Muhammad Sultán with Kutbu-l Mulk's daughter.

The sequel to the narrative of Golkonda affairs is as follows. As the moment for the celebration of Muhammad Sultán's nuptials had been fixed for the morning of the 18th of Jumáda-s sání in this happy-omened year, Prince Muhammad Aurang-zeb Bahádur sent his díwán, Muhammad Táhir, one day previously to Kutbu-l Mulk, together with the ecclesiastics, and forwarded a khil'at. * * Next day, the marriage service was read in a fortunate moment, and the hymeneal rites were duly observed. After a week's interval, the illustrious Prince again despatched his own díwán and the royal bakhshí into the fortress, with a view of fetching that chaste and fortunate damsel; and commanded several nobles to wait outside the fortifications, and accompany her from thence. These obedient vassals accordingly acted in conformity with his injunctions, and conducted her along with Kutbu-l Mulk's mother, who had accompanied her, to a pavilion that had been erected near His Royal Highness's. Kutbu-l Mulk sent about ten lacs of rupees in gems and other articles by way of dowry. Next day the Prince forwarded the farmán and a superb khil'at, the delivery of which he had deferred, as has been alluded to in its proper place, to Kutbu-l Mulk, who went out to meet them, and received them with the deepest reverence.

[Return of Prince Muhammad Aurangzeb from Golkonda, investiture of Mír Jumla with the title of Mu'azzam Khán, and bestowal of that of Khán-Jahán on Sháyista Khán.]

Appointment of Prince Muhammad Aurangzeb to conduct the campaign of Bíjápúr, and dismissal of Mu'azzam Khán [Mír Jumla], etc., from the presence.

Among the events of this year was the appointment of the victorious Prince Aurangzeb Bahádur to conduct the campaign of Bíjápúr, and the dismissal of Mu'azzam Khán and the other nobles and mansabdárs from the sublime pre­sence to share in the above campaign; a concise version of which is as follows. As it had been reported at the threshold of royalty, through the representations of the above-named Prince, that 'Ádil Khán had bid adieu to existence by a natural death, and his servants had constituted Majhúl Illáhí his successor, who professed to be his offspring, it was ordered, on the 18th of Safar, that His Royal Highness should hasten thither with the Dakhin forces, and bring the campaign to a conclusion, in such a way as he should deem expedient. An ever-obeyed mandate was also issued to Khán-Jahán, to repair expeditiously to Daulatábád, and remain in that city until the ever-successful Prince's return. Jamdatu-l Mulk Mu'azzam Khán, Sháh Nawáz Khán Safví, Mahábat Khán, Nijábat Khán, Rájá Ráí Singh, and a number more nobles and mansabdárs, whose total strength amounted to 20,000 horse, were appointed to serve under that ward of divine providence; some being despatched from the auspicious presence, and others from their respective homes and jágírs, along with a great many musketeers both horse and foot, and rocketmen. Among those who received their dismissal from the presence, Jamdatu-l Mulk was presented with a handsome khil'at, etc. * *

As Mu'azzam Khán had reported that he had sent several led horses, adorned with diamonds, rubies, and precious stones, and some other articles, that he had taken from the Zamíndár of the Karnátik, to 'Ádil Khán, the Sháh Buland Ikbál despatched by the hands of two confidential slaves a mandate, agreeably to orders, to the latter, respecting the forwarding of the aforesaid articles. As 'Ádil Khán, however, departed this life very shortly after the receipt of the mandate, his servants forwarded to Court four out of the whole number of led horses, together with an epistle from his successor, in charge of the above­mentioned slaves. They were accordingly presented on the 1st of Rabí'u-s sání this year, and their value was almost a lac of rupees.