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arrive ere then on the frontiers of Candahar and Khorassan ; and a hint having been 

 given also to the rulers of Transoxiana and Balkh, they will move at the same time, 

 and make on their side all possible exertions. In this manner, this erring and wayward 

 people cannot but be exterminated. As this letter must be carried by one of the trusty 

 servants of this court, MirZarik, who is ennobled as a Saiyad by ancient descent from 

 the Prophet, has been entrusted with it, and is destined to perform this service. As 

 the object of his mission is but the delivery of this letter, they will be pleased to dis- 

 miss him speedily, and to open again the gates of correspondence, formerly shut. 



May the days of empire and perpetual happiness, and the blessings of God, be showered 

 down without end ! 



No. III. 



Letter from the Wazir of the Shah of Hindustan to the Grand Wazir 

 Mustafa Pasha. 



You, who are elevated on the high cushion of Wazirship, and who grace the sublime 

 carpet of absolute empire, who digest the most important affairs of the Sultans of 

 Rum — Mustafa Pasha, — may your honour and fortune be continually augmented ! — 

 after having invoked for you numerous blessings, the notification of a sound sense and a 

 lucid mind opens in the following way: The office of ambassador having been conferred 

 on the honourable Arslan Aga, MIb ZarIf (having been dismissed from the glory of the 

 Caosars of Riim) has conducted iiim in the most distinguished manner ; and in all subahs 

 and districts the governors have met him with all possible distinctions and honours. After 

 their arrival at Multan, Mir ZabIf, making all possible haste, kissed the ground before 

 the throne on the '29th Zilhij 1049, and was distinguished by the imperial grace and fa- 

 vor. Soon afterwards, when the servants of his Majesty the Khalif, the Khan of the times, 

 the Shetimser of the world, the shadow of God, were occupied in Kashmir, which has no 

 equal in the world, and which is the most sweet and pleasant spot on earth, from the 

 sweetness and plenty of its roses and the fragrance of its herbs, Arslan Ag.^ was fur- 

 ther graced with the happiness of kissing the threshold, which vies with the skies, and 

 delivered the imperial letter intended for the welfare of the world. When this letter 

 w as submitted for the inspection of the secretaries of state, it appeared that amongst the 

 servants of your glorious court, and amongst its secretaries, there was nobody ac- 

 quainted with the ceremonials of ancient Sultans, and the modes of cultivating the 

 friendship of great monarchs, particularly of this imperial family, the ancestors of which 

 have made the surface of the earth their tennis court, and held it their glory to bring to 

 obedience all the kings of the universe. 



By the infinite grace of God the almighty, their sway extends over the wide range of 

 Hindustan, which being the fourth part of the world, is girded on three sides by the sea. 

 To it belongs all Cabulistiin, Ghizni, Candahar, Dader, and Bast, which is one of the 



