Muḥammad Ma'çúm Khán Kábulí, and the Qáqsháls and Mírzá Sharaf-ud-dín Ḥusain with 30,000 gallant horsemen, and 50 elephants and a number of boats and cannon in battle array seemed to intend to offer battle in the neighbourhood of the town of Mungír (P. 283). The Rájah since he could not quite trust his army, which was on the look-out for the slightest change of fortune, did not deem it prudent to fight in the open, and so shut himself up in the fortress of Mungír. Every day skirmishes took place, and the Imperial army was reduced to great distress. At this time Zain-ud-dín Kambú, a relative of Shahbáz Khán brought by water a lac of rupees under a postal-guard, and delivered them over to the Rájah. This supported him for a few days. In the same way the Emperor sent a lac of rupees every few days, one time by the hand of Daryá Khán Ábdár, another time by Sarmadí, and another time by a son of the banker* Bhagwán Dás the treasurer, and so received news each time. Of the number of the postal-guard was one 'Abd-ul-Ḥay Khawwás, a handsome man without brains, son of Qází Çadr-ud-dín Sambhalí (who also in a blundering sort of way used to discuss ceremonial and religious matters), he died young, and his barque of life was drawn into the whirlpool of calamity.

At this time Humáyún Farmúlí, a son of the celebrated Sháh Farmúlí, who had received the title of Humáyún Qulí Khán, and at the time of the discussions about the new Musalmánish customs, and the worrying and examining of men at Ajmír, had been a witness of those dreadful pieces of work, together with Tarkhán Díwánah fled from the army of the Rájah and joined the rebels.

It so happened that during the course of the seige Bábá Khán Qáqshál fell grievously sick, and was on the point of death. Then Jabbárí, son of Majnún Khán Qáqshál, who was a strong pillar of that cause (and is now in high favour in the service of the Emperor) on account of the sickness of Bábá Khán showed an inclination to be off. And so the solidity of that confederacy began to be broken up. Ma'çúm Khán Kábulí was obliged to hasten towards Bihár. And 'Arab Bahádur went from thence by forced marches to seize Patnah and get the imperial treasury into his hands. Pahár Khán Khaçç-i-khail, who is generally known as Sayyid 'Árif, shut him­self up in the fortress of Patnah (P. 284). And Rájah Todar Mal sent Ma'çúm Khán Farankhúdí with a force to the assistance of Pahár Khán. 'Arab Bahádur, being unable to withstand the force opposed to him, withdrew to Kachítí,* a well-known zamíndár (?).*

The Rájah and Çádiq Khán with the rest of the Amírs set off for Bihár with the intention of suppressing Ma'çúm Khán Kábulí. The latter made a night-attack on them. It so happened that he attacked the quarters of Çádiq Khán. On that night one Tórmáh Beg, a great leader, who in conjunction with Ulugh Khán the Abys­sinian had been appointed to keep guard, was slain. Ulugh Khán fell back but Çádiq Khán held his ground. Ma'çúm Khán fought bravely, and did all that was possible, but when he found that the attack was unsuccessful he retired, and became a bandit throughout that wide district. Eventually he took refuge with 'Isá Khán, the zamíndár of Oṛísá, who at that time by the hand of Sa'íd Khán Mughal sent to the Court two hundred and fifty elephants, and other precious gifts together with a sum of four lacs of rupees, and gold vessels, and aloe-wood, and fine linen and cloth beyond com­pare, and which are there to this day. Thus the whole of the pro­vince of Bihár as far as Gaṛhí came into the possession of the imperial army.

At this time the Emperor sent for Shajá'at Khán, and his son Qáyim Khán (who had a stipend as one of the musical people about Court, and was a smart and clever young man) from Sárangpúr to come to Fatḥpúr. On the road their attendants on account of bad conduct and evil goings-on, and faithlessness, and worthlessness, which are inseparable qualities of a leader of our day, killed both him and his son, and then dispersed. They say, that one day a beggar asked for something of Shajá'at Khán, and other Kháns, who were in the audience-chamber. After he had importuned them much he answered him: (P. 285.) “My good man, the door of alms which admits you, was not made by us.”

After this event the Emperor appointed Sháríf Khán Atgah governor of Malwá in his place, and having visited him at his quar­ters and received the greatest hospitality, he despatched him to that district.

In this year the Emperor sent for Khán i-A'zam from Ágrah, where he had been for a long time under surveillance, and treating him with kindness sent him with 5,000 horsemen to assume the governorship of Bengál.* And having sent for Shahbáz Khán from the district of the Ráná, he appointed him with a well-equipped army to assist Khán-i A'zam, with orders that he should proceed to the confines of Hájípúr and traversing the jungle of Kachítí should compel 'Arab Bahádur to come out of that place.

In this year Ḥakím-ul-mulk Gílání, being reckoned by the Emperor as one of those not to be trusted in matters of religion and faith,* was sent, as has been already narrated, to Mekkah with a sum of five lacs of rupees, to be given as presents to the worthy among the sharífs and poor. And there he remained for the rest of his life:—