1869."] Translations from the Tdrihh i ttriiz Shdhi. 215 



his victory. The rebel's younger brother, whose title was Qutlugh Khan, 

 was also instantly sacrificed. Sultan 'Alauddin stayed some days at this 

 encampment, during which he used the utmost rigour and severity in 

 tracing out and apprehending all the agents and horsemen, and 

 those who had had any knowledge of, or connection with, Ikit 

 Khan's revolt. He put them to death under the torture of the iron 

 scourge, confiscated their property to the roysl use, and sent their 

 wives and children as captives into various forts. 



After having concluded his search alter the conspirators engaged 

 in Ikit Khan's revolt, Sultan 'Alauddin proceeded by continuous 

 marches to Rantambhiir, and pitched his camp at Ran,' 1 ' where he exe- 

 cuted the surviving portion of the rebels. The siege of the fort had 

 been going on for some time previous to this, on the Sultan's arrival 

 it was prosecuted with still greater vigour. From all quarters of the 

 country, they collected leather skins and bags, and served them out 

 among the soldiery, who used to fill the bags with sancl, and throw them 

 into the [ravine] of the Ran. They also made trenches and approach- 

 es, raised batteries, and kept up a constant fire of projectiles, with 

 which they harassed and annoyed the garrison, who used to throw 

 down fire from the top of the fort in return, and thus vast numbers 

 were slaughtered on both sides. The army moreover had overrun 

 the district of Jhayin as far as the frontier of Dh&r, and brought it all 

 under subjection. 



Description of the revolt of ' TTmar and Mangii Khan, the nephews 

 (sister's sons) of Sultan 'Alauddin, in JBaddon and Auclh, and receipt 

 of the intelligence at Rantambhiir. 



Just about the time when the Sultan had finished with the conspi- 



* Or rather, on the Ban. Major Fuller's MS. lias correctly eJ) jj> instead of 

 the absurd ^tj^ of the Ed. Bibl. Indica. Akbar also attacked Rantambhur 

 from the Ran (Bad. II, 107). " On Monday, I inspected the Fort of Rantam- 

 bhur. There are two mountains opposite to each other, one is called Ban, and 

 the other Tanbluir. Though the Fort is on the latter, people call it ' Ran - 

 tanbhur.' _ It is very strong, and has plenty of water. The Ran also is a 

 strong position, in fact the only one from tvhich the Fort can be taken. Hence my 

 father [Akbar] ordered guns to be carried to the top of the Ran [Rajab, 976], 

 and had them pointed to the houses in the Fort. The first shot hit the Chau- 

 khandi Mahall of Rai Surjun, which made his heart so tremble, that he sur- 

 rendered. * * * The houses in the Fort are just as Hindus will build them, narrow 

 and without ventilation ; hence I was not pleased and did not stay." T-uzuk i 

 Jahdngiri, p. 256. During the reign of Akbar, Rustam Khan comman'Jed the 

 Fort for a long time. 



