There are three distinct States in the Dakhin. The Nizámu-l Mulkiya, 'Ádil Khániya, and Kutbu-l Mulkiya. The settled rule among them was, that if a foreign army entered their country, they united their forces and fought, notwithstanding the dissensions and quarrels they had among themselves. It was also the rule, that when their forces were united, Nizámu-l Mulk commanded the centre, 'Ádil Khán the right, and Kutbu-l Mulk the left. This rule was now observed, and an immense force had been collected. Some severe fighting had gone on, and the enemy had lost nearly 1000 men, who fell fighting bravely. On the Imperial side, also, Rájá 'Alí Khán, ruler of Ásír and Burhánpúr, who had accompanied the army, was slain. Ram Chandar Kachhwáha was wounded, and lay a whole night among the dead, and plunderers cut off his ears, for the sake of the pearls which he wore in them. In the first day's action, fighting went on from mid-day to the third hour of evening, when the enemy fell back to his camp. In the evening and morning of the next day Khán-khánán put his army in motion against the enemy, and when he approached, the enemy came out boldly to meet him, and the battle began. A fierce elephant rushed from the enemy's line, and charging upon the Imperial array, the elephants turned and fled before him. He then charged the line of soldiers; but they made a way for him to pass through. After he passed right through the line, Khán-khánán delivered his attack upon the enemy. In a short time he beat back a large body of them with considerable slaughter, made many prisoners, and gained a complete victory.

[Great fire at the royal palace.—Account of the Emperor's journey to Kashmír, with description of Srinagar and other places.]

On the 29th Rabí'u-s sání, 1006, Prince Rustam, son of Prince Sháh Murád, died in the tenth year of his age. His mother was sister of Khán-i 'Azam.

On the 5th Rajab died 'Abdu-lla Khán Uzbek, ruler of the whole of Máwaráu-n nahr, Turkistán, Badakhshán, a great part of Khurásán, Sístán, Ghor, Ghorjistán, etc. He was a bold courageous ruler, and no other descendant of Changíz Khán had such an extensive dominion. He reigned forty-two years. ^{* *}

On the 13th Sha'bán, the new year [43] of the Iláhí began.