Khán-zamán, who was in that town, on being informed of what had occurred, hastened to make his escape by the water. When he reached the river Sarwar (Sarú), some boats, laden with his property and effects, fell into the hands of the royal forces. A body of troops was sent across the river with orders to take no rest until they had secured Khán-zamán. The forces under the Emperor occupied the banks of the Sarwar (Sarú), and after searching all the jungles, they found that Khán-zamán had gone off to the Siwálik hills.* News now arrived that Bahádur Khán had gone to Jaunpúr,* and liberated his mother. He made Ashraf Khán prisoner, and formed the design of making an attack upon the royal camp.* Upon learning this, the Emperor gave up the chase of Khán-zamán, and turned towards Jaunpúr. The detachment also, which had been sent on in pursuit of him, returned and joined the Em­peror. Sikandar and Bahádur Khán, being informed of this movement, made a retreat, and crossed the Ganges at the ferry of Narhan.

In the month of Rajab, when the royal camp was near the pargana of Nizámábád, the annual Majlis-i wazn was held. Twice every year, on the Emperor's birthday, both according to the solar and lunar reckoning, the ministers and nobles weighed the Emperor against gold, silver, and other things, which things were afterwards distributed among the poor and needy.*

The Emperor marched from Nizámábád to Jaunpúr, where he ordered a pleasant site to be selected, and a splendid palace to be built; and the nobles also were to build houses and palaces suitable to their rank. For it was determined that so long as 'Alí Kulí Khán and his brother should remain in the world, Jaunpúr should be the capital of the State. The royal forces were sent in pursuit of the fugitives, with instructions to take no rest until they had inflicted the punishment due to them. When 'Alí Kulí Khán heard of this, he left the Siwálik hills, whither he had fled, and came to the side of the Ganges. Then he sent a faithful follower named Mirzá Mubárak Rizwí* to Court with a message. This man went along with the mother of Khán-zamán to Khán-khánán, and delivered his message. Khán-khánán, with the assistance of Mír 'Abdu-l Latíf, Mullá 'Abdu-lla Makhdúmu-l Mulk, who was Shaikhu-l Islám of Hind, and Shaikh 'Abdu-n Nabí the Sadr, again made intercession for Khán-zamán; and the Emperor, in his great kindness, once more pardoned his offences.

Khwája-jahán, Mír Murtaza Sharífí, and Makhdúmu-l Mulk were commanded to go to Khán-zamán, to reprove him, and to convey to him the glad tidings of his forgiveness. When the party reached the camp of Khán-zamán, he came forth to meet them, and conducted them with great honour to his dwelling. He detained them some time, and treated them most respect­fully. Then as required, he expressed contrition for his faults, took an oath of fidelity, and bade his visitors farewell. The Emperor's opponents having repented of their unrighteous deeds, and made their submission, he returned to the capital in the beginning of the eleventh year of the reign, corresponding with 973 H.

Eleventh year of the Reign.

The beginning of this year corresponded with Monday, 20th Sha'bán, 973 H. (12th March, 1566). The Court reached the capital Ágra at the beginning of this year, on Friday, the 8th Ramazán. After a few days' rest and pleasure, the Emperor visited Nagar-chín, a fine building which he had founded. [His pleasure in the game of chaugán; game played at night with fire­balls. Death of Muhammad Yúsuf Khán Atka, Kokaltásh of the Emperor, from excessive drinking.]

The Emperor's mind being now relieved from all anxiety in respect of 'Alí Kulí Khán and other rebels, Mahdí Kásim Khán, one of the old nobles of the Imperial house, was sent with 3000 or 4000 men to Garha to settle the affairs of that country, and to capture Ásaf Khán. Before Mahdí Kásim Khán arrived, Ásaf Khán quitted the fort of Chaurágarh, and went off into the jungles. He wrote a letter, full of humility and repentance, to the Emperor, asking permission to go on the pilgrimage. Mahdí Kásim Khán, on arriving in Garha, secured all the country, and went in pursuit of Ásaf Khán, who then wrote letters to Khán-zamán, proposing to go and join him. Khán-zamán wrote in reply, inviting him to come to him. Ásaf Khán, deceived by this, went to Jaunpúr, along with his brother Wazír Khán; but at the very first audience he beheld the arro­gance of Khán-zamán, and was sorry that he had come. Mahdí Kásim Khán, being in despair of capturing the fugitive, returned to Garha, and he sent back to Court the men who had been despatched to reinforce him.

Khán-zamán sent Ásaf Khán along with Bahádur Khán to seize upon some territories which were in the hands of the Afgháns; but he kept Wazír Khán near himself, and appointed men to watch him. Wazír Khán sent a person to Ásaf Khán to say, “I intend to fly from this place at such and such a time: do you also in some way or other get away from Bahádur Khán.” Ásaf Khán accordingly, leaving all his baggage and property behind, went off in the night, and took the road to Karra-Mánikpúr. In the course of the night he travelled thirty kos, but Bahádur Khán pursued him, and overtook him between Jaunpúr and Mánikpúr. A fight ensued, in which Ásaf Khán was defeated and taken prisoner. Bahádur Khán threw him into a howda on an elephant, and went on his way, when Wazír Khán, who had got away from Khán-zamán, came up. Bahádur Khán, feeling that he was unable to cope with Wazír Khán, gave orders for putting Ásaf Khán to death at once in the howda. Sword-cuts were aimed at Ásaf Khán, three of his fingers were cut off, and he received a wound also in the nose; but Wazír Khán fought his way through, and rescued his brother. The two brothers then went to Karra, and Bahádur Khán returned without accomplishing his object. Wazír Khán proceeded to Court, and, through the intervention of Muzaf-far Khán, he was admitted to an audience, and received pardon for his own and his brother's offences, while His Majesty was near Lahore, engaged in the pursuit of Mirzá Muhammad Hakím and in hunting, as will be related in their appropriate place. A farmán of favour and conciliation was sent to Ásaf Khán.

Mirzá Sulaimán's fourth attempt upon Kábul.

It has been related in a former page how Mirzá Sulaimán led his army against Kábul, and how the Imperial forces were sent to the assistance of Mirzá Muhammad Hakím. Mirzá Sulaimán, unable to resist, retreated to Badakhshán, and the Imperial nobles, having taken leave of Mirzá Muhammad Hakím, returned to Hindústán. Sulaimán being now informed of the return of the Emperor's forces, assembled his army in Badakhshán, and marched with his wife Khurram Begam to effect the conquest of Kábul. Mirzá Muhammad Hakím left Kábul in charge of Ma'súm Koka, who was in his confidence, and had a reputation for courage. He himself went with Khwája Hasan Nakshabandí and the army into the valley of the Ghorband. Mirzá Sulaimán advanced to Kábul, and invested the fortress. When he found that he was not likely to capture it, he took counsel, and sent his wife Khurram Begam into Ghorband to Mirzá Muhammad Hakím, in order to delude him with a show of kindness and friendship, and to prevail over him by plausible representations. Khurram Begam accordingly left Mirzá Sulaimán before Kábul, and went towards Ghorband. She sent forward some persons to assure Mirzá Muhammad Hakím of her great affection for him, that having no son of her own, she looked upon him as her son, and that the great object of her journey was to bring about concord and unity.