On the 5th Shahryúr, 1003 A.H., Muzaffar Husain Mirzá, son of Sultán Husain Mirzá, son of Bahrám Mirzá Safaví, arrived from his jágír of Kandahár at the Court of the Emperor Akbar, and was appointed an amír of 5000. He had four sons, Bahrám, Sadar, Alfás, and Tahmásp Mirzá. The sarkár of Sambhal was assigned to him in jágír, and Kandahár to Sháh Beg Khán Kábulí.
On Saturday, the 9th Safar, 1004 A.H., Shaikh Faizí, “the chief of poets,” died. He was born on the 1st Sha'bán, 954 A.H. The year 1004 A.H. was marked also by the death of Hakím (Humám), brother of Hakím Abú-l Fath, and by Prince Sháh Murád's conquest of Berár, a province of the Dakhin within the government of Nizámu-l Mulk. On the 18th Murdád of this year, a deer gored the Emperor, and hurt one of his testicles. The pain was very excruciating for twenty-nine days, and his danger created a sensation throughout Hindústán, until he was cured. Rájá 'Alí Khán, ruler of Khándesh, was slain in battle this year in the Dakhin, where he was present with the royal army.
In the year 1005 A.H. a tent, which was pitched in the palace on the occasion of the festival of Nauroz, caught fire, and the articles collected there, according to custom on this festival, were consumed by the flames. On the 21st Farwardín, the Emperor proceeded on an excursion to Kashmír, where he sojourned for three months and twenty days. His Majesty afterwards came back to Lahore, and sent Prince Dániyál to Allahábád, to assume charge of the government of that súba. He was honoured with a mansab of 7000, and Kalíj Khán was appointed his private tutor. In this year Mirzá Rustam, son of Prince Sháh Murád, died at Lahore after a severe illness of six years and three months.
On the 17th of Shahryúr, 1006 A.H., the Emperor appointed Ráí Hardás to act as minister conjointly with Khwája Shamsu-d dín.
On the 23rd Ábán of this year, Minúchihr Beg, with five hundred Kazilbásh horse, waited upon the Emperor at Lahore, as an ambassador from Sháh 'Abbás, accompanied by Mír Zíáu-l Mulk, who had been sent to Sháh 'Abbás by the Emperor on a mission, in company with Yádgár Sultán.
On the 26th of this month the Emperor left Lahore for Ágra, with the view of expediting the conquest of the Dakhin.
On the 22nd of Urdíbihisht Prince Sháh Murád died in the Dakhin. On the 2nd of the month Tír, Prince Dániyál was sent to subdue the Dakhin. In the latter part of this year Ásaf Khán was honoured with the post of general díwán.
On the 6th of Mihr, 1007 A.H., the Emperor, having placed Ágra under the protection of Kalíj Khán, marched towards the Dakhin. Sultán Salím was sent to Ajmír, accompanied by Rájá Mán Singh and Sháh Kulí Khán Mahram, to chastise the amírs under the Ráná of Údípúr. In this year the Emperor granted Gujarát in jágír to the Khán-i 'Azam, and deputed Mirzá Shamshí, the eldest son of the Khán-i 'Azam, to settle the affairs of that province. The writer of this history was sent from the neighbourhood of Dahapúr, to take charge of the office of paymaster at Gujarát.
In 1008 A.H. Khwája Shamsu-d dín, who, after the march of
the Emperor to Ágra, had been appointed to the office of the
díwán of the Panjáb, expired. In the same year Prince Salím,
who had been directed to chastise the Ráná of Údípúr, assumed
the title of King when he reached the neighbourhood of Allah-
On the 6th of the month Shahryúr of this year Ahmadnagar in the Dakhin was taken by Prince Dániyál, Mirzá Sháh-rukh, the Khán-i Khánán, Mirzá Yúsaf Khán, and others.
* On Sunday, the 14th of Safar, 1019 A.H., an individual of the name of Kutb, born in Újah* of Multán, and who, by styling himself Sultán Khusrú, had gained over a considerable number of lawless Ujjainí Rájpúts to make common cause with him, entered the city of Patna, and made himself master of it, as well as of its fort, in consequence of the absence in Gorakhpúr of the Governor of Bihár, named Afzal Khán, son of Shaikh Abú-l Fazl. The treasure which was in the fort was distributed among his troops. Afzal Khán, on learning these circumstances, made forced marches, and on Friday, the 19th Safar, reached the banks of the Punpun, eight miles from Patna. Kutb, with the design of forcing him to an engagement, came out of the city, and a bloody battle ensued, in which Kutb was defeated. He then fled and sought safety within the fort, which at length fell into the hands of the governor, when Kutb was taken prisoner and put to death, on Sunday, the 21st of Safar.
After a month, orders were issued by the Emperor, directing that Ilyás Bahádur, 'Ináyat Beg Díwán, Shaikh Hasám of Benares, and several others who had dastardly fled from Patna, although the protection of that city had been committed to their charge by Afzal Khán, should be paraded on asses all the way to Ágra, with their heads and beards entirely shorn off, and dressed in female apparel.*
The writer of this history was at this time sent to Patna, the díwání of that place having been conferred on him.