On the 1st of the month of Tīr I gave an elephant
of the name of Ranjīt with its trappings to Mīrzā Rustam
and another to Sayyid ‘Alī Bārha. Mīrak Ḥusain, a
relation of Khwāja Shamsu-d-dīn, was appointed bakhshi
and news-writer of the Subah of Behar, and took leave
to go. I gave Khwāja ‘Abdu-l-Laīf Qūsh-begī (the
falconer) an elephant and a dress of honour, and dismissed
him to his jagir. On the 9th of the same month I gave
a jewelled sword to Khān Daurān, and a jewelled dagger
was sent for Allahdād, the son of Jalālā the Afghan, who
had become loyal. On the 13th took place the meeting
for the festival of the Āb-pāshān*
(rose-water scattering),
and the servants of the Court amused themselves with
sprinkling rose-water over each other. On the 17th,
Amānat Khān was appointed to the port of Cambay.
As Muqarrab Khān proposed to come to Court, the
(charge of the) aforesaid port was changed. On the
same day I sent a jewelled waist-dagger to my son
Parwīz. On the 18th the offering of Khānkhānān was
laid before me. He had prepared all kinds of jewellery
and other things, jewels with jewelled things, such as
three rubies and 103 pearls, 100 rubies (yāqūt), two
jewelled daggers and an aigrette adorned with rubies
and pearls, a jewelled water-jar, a jewelled sword, a quiver
bound with velvet, and a diamond ring, altogether of
the value of about 100,000 rupees, in addition to jewels
and jewelled things, cloth from the Deccan and Carnatic,
and all kinds of gilt and plain things, with fifteen
elephants and a horse whose mane reached the ground.
The offering of Shāh-nawāz Khān (his son) also, consisting
of five elephants, 300 pieces of all kinds of cloth, was
brought before me. On the 8th I honoured Hūshang
with the title of Ikrām Khān. Rūz-afzūn, who was
one of the princes of the Subah of Behar, and who had
been from his youth one of the permanent servants of
the Court, having been honoured by admission into
Islam, was made Raja of the province of his father,
Rāja Sangrām.*
Though the latter had been killed in
opposing the leaders of the State, I gave him an elephant
and leave to go to his native place. An elephant was
presented to Jahāngīr Qulī Khān. On the 24th, Jagat
Singh, son of Kunwar Karan; who was in his 12th
year, came and waited on me, and presented petitions
from his grandfather, the Rānā Amar Singh, and from
his father. The signs of nobility and high birth were
evident on his face. I pleased him with a dress of honour
and kindness. To the mansab of Mīrzā ‘Īsā Tarkhān
an addition of 200 personal was made, so that it attained
to 1,200 personal and 300 horse. In the end of the
month, having honoured Shaikh Ḥusain Rohīla with
the title of Mubāriz Khān, I dismissed him to his jagir.
Ten thousand darabs (5,000 rupees) were given to the
relations of Mīrzā Sharafu-d-dīn Ḥusain Kāshgharī, who
at this time had come and had the honour of kissing
the threshold. On the 5th Amurdād, to the mansab of
Rāja Nathmal, which was 1,500 personal and 1,100 horse,
an addition of 500 personal and 100 horse was made.
On the 7th, Kesho (Dās) Mārū, who had a jagir in the
Sarkar of Orissa, and who had been sent for to Court on
account of a complaint*
against the governor of the Subah
of that place, came and paid his respects. He produced
as an offering four elephants. As I had a great desire to
see my farzand (son) Khān Jahān (Lodī), and for the
purpose of enquiring into important matters connected
with the Deccan, it was necessary for him to come at
once, I sent for him. On Tuesday, the 8th of the same
month, he waited on me, and presented as an offering
1,000 muhrs, 1,000 rupees, 4 rubies, 20 pearls, 1 emerald,
and a jewelled phūl kaṭāra, the total value being 50,000
rupees. On the night of Sunday, as it was the anniversary
of the great Khwāja (Mu‘īnu-d-dīn), I went to his
revered mausoleum, and remained there till midnight.
The attendants and Sufis exhibited ecstatic states, and
I gave the fakirs and attendants money with my own
hand; altogether there were expended 6,000 rupees in
cash, 100 aub - kurta (a robe down to the ankles),
70 rosaries of pearls,*
coral and amber, etc. Mahā Singh,
grandson of Rāja Mān Singh, was honoured with the
title of Raja, and a standard and drums given him. On
the 16th an Iraq horse out of my private stable and
another horse were presented to Mahābat Khān. On
the 19th an elephant was given to Khān A‘am. On the
20th, 200 horse were added to the mansab of Kesho
(Dās) Mārū, which was 2,000 personal and 1,000 horse, and
he was dignified with a dress of honour. An increase
of 200 personal and horse was made to the mansab of
Khwāja ‘Āqil, which was 1,200 personal and 600 horse.
On the 22nd, Mīrzā Rāja Bhāo Singh took leave to go
to Amber, which was his ancient native place, and had
given him a special Kashmir phūp (?) robe.*
On the 25th,
Aḥmad Beg Khān, who was imprisoned at Ranṭambhor,
paid his respects to me, and his offences were pardoned
on account of his former services. On the 28th, Muqarrab
Khān came from the Subah of Gujarat and waited on
me, and offered an aigrette and a jewelled throne.*
An
increase of 500 personal and horse was made to the
mansab of Salāmu-llah, the Arab, and it was brought
to 2,000 personal and 1,100 horse. On the 1st of the
month of Shahrīwar the following increases were made
in the rank of a number of men who were going on
service to the Deccan:—To Mubāriz Khān 300 horse,
making 1,000 personal and horse. Nāhir Khān was also
raised to 1,000 personal and horse. Dilāwar Khān was
raised by 300 horse to 2,500 personal and horse. Manglī
Khān's rank was increased by 200 horse to 1,500 personal
and 1,000 horse. Girdhar, the son of Ray Sāl, had the
rank of 800 personal and horse bestowed on him, and
Ilf Khān Qiyām Khān the same mansab, original and
increase. Yādgār Ḥusain was raised to 700 personal and
500 horse, and Kamālu-d-dīn, son of Shīr Khān, to the
same mansab. One hundred and fifty horse were added
to the rank of Sayyid ‘Abdu-llah Bārha, which then came
to 700 personal and 300 horse, original and increase.
On the 8th of the said month I bestowed one Nūr-