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About this time the Gakk’har chief, Sultan Adam, attended by 
two others, came and paid their respects. The king said, “ Sultan 
Adam, you have taken along time to perform this ceremony.” The 
chief replied, “ I should certainly have done myself the honor of 
waiting on your majesty at the Nilab, but I had a guest in my 
house, whom I could not leave (Kamran).” The king replied, “ You 
have done right, that was of more consequence.” 
Sultan Adam again repeated the prince’s request that the king 
would move on; his majesty hesitated for sometime; but the 
chief said, “ The prince Kamran is my prisoner; you may do as 
you like.” On this the king advanced to the banks of the river 
(End Ab),* and sat there on a bed or couch. After about an hour 
of the night had passed, the prince arrived, and advanced with 
great humility; the king, however, received him graciously, and 
pointed to him to sit down on the bed on his right hand, his 
majesty then sat down on the bed also, having the young prince 
Akbar on his left hand; Sultan Adam, Abul-Ma’ali, and the 
other chiefs, were also seated in due order. After some time his 
majesty called for a water melon, one-third of which he himself 
took, and divided it with his brother; another third he gave 
between Akbar and Abul-Ma’ali, and the remaining third be¬ 
tween Tardi Beg and Sultan Adam. After this, the prince Kam¬ 
ran made an apology in the name of several other chiefs for not 
having waited on the king, but said, they would do so next morning. 
His majesty replied, “ Yery well, let them do so,” but Sultan 
Adam said, “ As your majesty has taken the trouble of coming 
so far, it will be more respectful for them to wait on you immedi¬ 
ately.” He, therefore, sent off a messenger for them ; and the chiefs 
having been introduced, were graciously received. The king then 
enquired if the tents were all pitched ; and being informed that 
they were, having first distributed loan to all the visitors, he 
mounted his horse and rode to the encampment. Preparations 
having been made for an entertainment, and public singers as¬ 
sembled, the whole night was passed in jollity and carousing. 
Early in the morning, the king having said his prayers, lay down 
to rest, the prince Kamran retired to his own tent, and did the 
same. The next night was also passed in festivity. 
* Sohan. 
