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which with little or no effort he drove before him, and pursuing the 
fugitives, he soon reached their centre. Here A‘zzu-d-din, the eldest son 
of Jahandar Shah, was made a prisoner. Nor far off was a small field- 
tent, in which Jahandar Shah had passed the night with his concubine, 
Lal Kunwar.! Surprised by this sudden attack, the prince came out 
and mounted his elephant, while Lal Kunwar entereda litter and fled 
for safety to the mansion of Dara Shikoh in the city of Lahér, a house 
which had been recently assigned to her.? 
Rustam Dil Khan, followed by Jani Khan and Mir Baqi, forced his 
way to the elephant bearing Jahandar Shah, to whom he made use of 
the most abusive language. The prince’s defenders Dilér Dil Khan 
(Khwajah ‘Abdullah), his brother, Lutfu-l-lah Khan, Sadiq, and Rai 
Strat Singh, Multani, with his relations, did what they could to protect 
their master, but were driven away. Jahandar Shah, before his assail- 
ants came too close, crouched down in the high-sided, iron-plated canopy 
(‘imar2) so as to be completely hidden from view. The horsemen, suppos- 
ing that the prince had quitted his elephant, turned off and attacked 
his escort. The plausible talk of the prince’s elephant-driver mean- 
while so deceived Rustam Dil Khan and Jani Khan that they too desist- 
ed, and turned their attention elsewhere. By the time that they had 
learned the truth and could return, the elephant-driver had driven his 
elephant away toa place of safety. Then came disturbing reports of 
the defeat and death of Jahan Shah. As soon as these were confirmed, 
Rustam Dil Khan and Jani Khan felt perplexed, andin the hope of 
securing for themselves an intercessor, they released their prisoner, 
prince A‘zzu-d-din. All haste was then made to the place where Jahan 
Shah had fallen a victim to Zu-l-fiqar Khan’s attack. By heroic exer- 
tions Rustam Dil Khan and his companions rescued the prince’s elephant 
from the hands of the enemy: but all was in vain, they recovered noth. 
ing but a lifeless body. ‘he only course left to them was to seek safety 
in flight. 
Soon after ordering the charge by Rustam Dil Khan, Jahan Shah 
1 Mhd Qasim, 55, calls her La@d Kunwar. She was a singing girl, who had 
become Jahandar Shah’s favourite concubine. The Hadiqatu-l-Aqalim, 131, says 
she was the daughter of Khasusiyat Khan, a descendant of Miyan Tan Sén, the 
celebrated musician of Akbar’s time. (Blochmann, Azn. I, 612). There is the same 
statement in Dasturu-l-inshé, 133, from which Shekh Allahyar probably copied. 
There is a long poetical description of her charms in the fragmentary History, Bill, 
Or. 8610, fol. 18 b, which ends thus: 
Ba khibe La‘l Kunwar nam-i-u bid, 
Shakkar-guftar, sim-andam-i-u bid. 
& Warid, 65. 
% Warid, 66; Kamwar Khan, 112; Mhd Qasim, Lahori, 54, 55. 
