On the 19th of the month Rajab* the Emperor married the daughter of Ráí Singh B'hatta to the Prince Sulṭán Salím.

And at the beginning of the month of Sha'bán* Muḥammad Qásim Khán, Mír-baḥr, and Fatḥ Khán, the Master of the Elephants, and general, started with a number of the Amírs to conquer Kashmír. When, before this the Emperor had imprisoned Yúsuf Khán Kashmírí, who had come under the safe-conduct of Rájah Baghwán Dás, and wished to have him put to death, Baghwán Dás in order to save his safe-conduct and sense of honour struck himself with a dagger. But by the advice of Shaikh 'Abd'ur-raḥím the heretic, he gained his point, and eventually in companionship became a partner with him.* When the Amírs arrived at the Pass of Katríl, Ya'qúb the son of Yúsuf, who had been received among the nobles of the Court, and like Muzaffar of Gujrát had received 30 or 40 rupees a month, and had fled to Kashmír, and on account of his bigotry for the Shí'áh heresy had killed the Sunní Qází of that place with his own hand, laid schemes for disaffection, and gathered round him the servants of his father, and considered his father as good as dead. He came to oppose the Amírs, and having fortified a defile of the mountain, he took up his portion there with a large force. As he was altogether a bad fellow part of his men left him, and came over to Muḥammed Qásim Khán, and some of them in Srínagar, which is the capital of Kashmír, raised the standard of revolt. Ya'qúb con­sidering (P. 354) it the most important to stop rebellion in his own house returned to the city. And the Imperial army entered into the heart of Kashmír without any one to oppose them. Ya'qúb having no power to resist them flew for refuge to the mountains. Thus the kingdom of Kashmír at one blow came into their power. Again Ya'qúb collected a force and attacked Qásim Khán, but was defeated. Again he made a night-attack, and gained no advantage. And the Mírzádah 'Alí Khán was killed in this battle. And when they had driven him up into a narrow corner, and were on the point of making him prisoner, he came abjectly and had an interview with Qásim Khán, and went with him to do homage to the Emperor. Finally the Emperor sent him before his father to Bihár to Rájah Mán Singh. And Yúsuf and Ya'qúb were both of them imprisoned in the cell of affliction, and by the sickness of melancholy and spleen they were released from the prison of the body.

On the 19th of Ramazan* Mír Quraish the ambassador, with Ḥakím Humám, brother of Ḥakím Abul-Fatḥ, and Mír Sadr Jahán the muftí of the imperial dominions, an inhabitant of the village Pihání in the district of Qanouj, were despatched to Transoxonia in order to offer condolence to Sikandar Khán, the father of Abd-ulláh Khán. And he sent as a present nearly a lac and a half of rupees, and all sorts of gifts of the valuable things of Hindústán by the hand of Muḥammad Alí the treasurer.

In these days the Roshanáís with about 20,000 foot and 5,000 horse came against Sayyid Ḥámid of Bokhárá one of the great Amírs of the Sulṭáns of Gujrát. He having withdrawn with the few soldiers that he had, gave battle at Pesháwar, and was killed. And Zín Khán Kokah and Sháh Qulí Khán Maḥram, and Shaikh Fáríd bakhshí were sent in that direction to repair this disaster. And Mán Singh came out from Kábul with all his force to the Khaibar Pass, and fought a severe battle with the Roshanáís, and defeated them. And there he held his ground. The next day they made a general onslaught throughout the night and day, and shouting like jackals (P. 355) poured their forces down on them from all sides. At this time his brother Mádú Singh, who with Ishmáíl Qulí Khán was at the station of Auhand (?) with a well-appointed army, came to the assistance of Singh, Mánand the Afgháns fled. Nearly 2,000 of them were killed.

At the same time Mirzá Sulaimán who had fought a battle with the Uzbeks in Badakhshán, and been partly victorious and partly de­feated, came from Kábul, and had an interview with Mán Singh in the Khaibar Pass. Thence he went to Hindústán, and in the month of Rabí'ul-awwal* of the year nine hundred and ninety-five (995) he paid homage at Láhór.

Among the notable things which happened is the following: Muḥammad Zamán Mírzá, son of Sháh Rukh, in the twelfth year of his age, after his father's defeat in battle with the Uzbeks, had been made prisoner, and 'Abd'ulláh Khán had given him in charge to his own teacher and spiritual guide, Khwájah Kalan Beg Baqsh-bandí, one of the grandsons of Khwájah Aḥrár (God sanctify his glorious tomb!), intending that he should include him with the other prisoners, and put him to death. And they say that that holy man, punished in his stead a prisoner worthy of death, and set him at liberty and allowed him to depart.

At this time Sulaimán Mírzá arrived at Court in incognito, to­gether with some beggars from Transoxiania, and paid homage to the Emperor. He received the sum of 1,000 ashrafí as a gratuity. Thence he went on a pilgrimage, and returned to Badakhshán. There he collected a considerable body of men, and fought several times some gallant battles with the Uzbeks, and beat them. At last he gained possession of the mountain district of that country, and collected the spoil. The Emperor sent to him from Láhór by the hand of Mír Tughán an Aḥadí* 2,000 ashrafí, and a bow, and a number of muskets and other valuable presents. For several years he made head against the Uzbeks; but being defeated by them he re­tired to Kábul. The issue of his affairs will be related further on, if God, He is exalted, will.