As his Majesty Gītī-sitānī Firdūs-makānī was now victoriously established in Agra, the capital of the kingdom, and as the rainy season,—which is the spring of India and the period of freshness and verdure, of enjoyment with one's friends, and of garden delights,—had passed away and the time for expeditions had arrived, he consulted with his ministers as to whether he should proceed to the east to quell the Lōḥānīs who had advanced with nearly 50,000 cavalry beyond Qanauj and were meditating hostilities, or should march westward against Rānā Sāngā* and subdue him, as he was very strong and had recently got possession of the fort of Khandār* and was cocking the cap of disobedience. After consultation, it was decided that as Rānā Sāngā had repeatedly sent representations to Kābul and had made protestations of loyalty, the facts of his not having done so since and of his having taken the fort of Khandār from Ḥasan, the son of Makan, who had not yet done homage,—were not sufficient evidence of disloyalty, and that it was not advisable to proceed against him at present. The proper course was to send capable men to ascertain his dispositions and that until the truth about him was known, the first thing was to march eastwards and put down the Lōḥānīs. The Emperor intimated that he would attend to this matter in person, but meantime his Highness Jahānbānī,— the plant of whose greatness had grown tall in the garden of hope,— represented that if this weighty affair were committed to him, he would by the help of the royal fortune, bring it to a successful ter­mination. The Emperor greatly approved of this request and gladly accepted the offer, and his Highness Jahānbānī girded himself for the task with energy and good fortune. Orders were issued that there should join themselves to Humāyūn, ‘Ādil Sulān, Muḥammad Kōkul­tāsh, Amīr Shāh Manṣūr Barlās, Amīr Qatlaq Qadam, Amīr ‘Abdu-l-lāh, Amīr Walī, Amīr Jān Bēg, Pīr Qulī, Amīr Shāh Ḥusain,—who had been deputed to take Dhōlpūr and its neighbourhood from Muḥammad Zaitūn and to make it over to Sulān Junaid Barlās and then to march against Bīānā. For this purpose Kābulī Aḥmad Qāsim was despatched in all haste to direct these officers to meet Humāyūn at Candwār. Sayyid Mahdī Khwāja, the jāgīrdār (fief-holder) of Etāwa, Muḥammad Sulān Mīrzā, Sulān Muḥammad Dūldī, Muḥammad ‘Alī Jang Jang and ‘Abdu-l-‘azīz,* Master of the Horse, with the rest of the army which had been sent to subdue Qub Khān Afghān who had raised the standard of revolt in Etāwa,—were also appointed to serve his Highness (Humāyūn). On Thursday, 13 ilq‘ada (21st August, 1526) he came out from Agra at an auspicious moment and encamped at a distance of three kos from the city. He marched on from there, accompanied by the breeze of victory. Naṣīr Khān who had collected an army in Jājamū‘, fled while Humāyūn was 15 kos distant, and crossing the Ganges went to the territory of Kharīd.* Humāyūn also went in that direction, and having brought that region into order, partly by severity and partly by gentle measures, turned the reins of enterprise towards Jaunpūr. Having reduced Jaunpūr to order by justice and equity, he administered the country with the wisdom of age and the energy of youth. When near Dalman, Fatḥ Khān Sarwānī, who was one of the great nobles of India and whose father had received from Sulān Ibrāhīm the title of A‘am Humāyūnī, came and did homage to his Highness Jahānbānī. He (Jahānbānī) sent him to the imperial Court under the charge of Sayyid Mahdī Khwāja and Muḥammad Sulān Mīrzā. There he was royally* treated and received a robe of honour. He received the allowances of his father and also a kror and six lakhs in addition. Though out of sim­plicity he wished for the title which his father had possessed, he received that of Khān Jahān and was dismissed to his estates. His son Maḥmūd Khān was exalted by obtaining permanent service. His Majesty Gītī-sitānī was both in appearance and in reality successful and munificent in the capital.

In Muḥarram 933 (Oct. 1526) the joyful news came from Kābul that Māham Bēgam, the mother of his Highness Jahānbānī, had given birth to a son. His Majesty Gītī-sitānī named him Muḥammad Fārūq. His birth occurred on 23 Shawwāl, 932 (2nd Aug., 1526), and he died in 934 before his father had ever seen him.

DESCRIPTION OF VARIOUS AUSPICIOUS EVENTS IN THIS YEAR (933), OF THE NEWS OF THE REBELLION OF RĀNĀ SĀNGĀ AND OF THE MEET­ING OF HIS HIGHNESS JAHĀNBĀNĪ WITH HIS MAJESTY GĪTĪ-SITĀNĪ.

On Wednesday, 24 Ṣafar* (30th Nov., 1526), orders were issued to his Highness Jahānbānī that he should make over Jaunpūr to some officers and himself return with all speed, as Rānā Sāngā was advanc­ing with a large army of Hindūs and Muḥammadans. The convey­ance of this message was given to Muḥammad ‘Alī, son of Mihtar Ḥaidar Rikābdār.

In this year Niām Khān, the governor of Bīāna, did homage through the instrumentality of that fountain of blessings Rafī‘u-d-dīn Ṣafavī,* and made over the fortress of Bīāna to the imperial officers. Tātār Khān also tendered Gwālīār and kissed the threshold; and Muḥammad Zaitūn made over Dhōlpūr and submitted himself. Every­one received royal favours corresponding to his sincerity and loyalty and was secured against calamities.

On 16 Rabī‘u-l-awwal (21st Dec.) of this year, the mother of Sulān Ibrāhīm formed a plot* by the means of the cooks which had a happy* issue,—the crude imaginings of evil-disposed persons coming to nothing and they themselves meeting with punishment.

When the orders were received by his Highness Jahānbānī, he appointed Shāh Mīr Ḥusain and Amīr Sulān Junaid Barlās to the command of Jaunpūr, and leaving Qāẓī Jīā who was one of those trained up by his Majesty Gītī-sitānī, to assist these two officers, he set out for the capital. He also appointed Shaikh Bāyazīd to Oudh and as ‘Ālam Khān held Kālpī and it was necessary to dispose of him, either peaceably or by force, he led his victorious army thither. By working on his hopes and fears, he brought him into the path of obedience, and taking him in his train, presented him at the world-protecting Court. On Sunday, 3rd Rabī‘u--ānī, he arrived at the Cārbāgh,* known later as the Hasht Bihisht (Eight Paradises) and which was by its verdure the spring of power and fortune, and pre­sented himself before his Majesty Gītī-sitānī. On the same day Khwāja Dōst Khāwand arrived from Kābul, and was received with honour.

At this time representations were continually arriving from Mahdī Khwāja who was in Bīāna, about the rebellion of Rānā Sāngā and his warlike preparations.