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hot, we alighted; and after a short period again mounted, and 
arrived in the camp, when the prince was lodged in the tent of 
Mir Qasim. 
The author of these pages seeing the prince in such pain and 
distress, could no longer remain with him ; I therefore went to 
my own tent, and sat down in a very melancholy mood ; the king 
having seen me, sent Jan Muhammad, the librarian, to ask me 
“ If the business I had been employed on was finished, and why 
I had returned without orders ?” The humble servant represented, 
“ That the business I had been sent on was quite completed.” His 
majesty then said, “ he need not go back, let him get the water 
ready for me to bathe.^ 
The next day we marched, and entered the territory of the chief, 
Piranah Janjdah. The aforesaid Piranah came and paid his re¬ 
spects to the king; but Sultan Adam having requested that the 
country might be given to him, it was done so ; his majesty then 
entered the country of Paja Sunkar, plundered about fifty of the 
villages, and took a number of captives ; but these were released 
upon paying a certain ransom, by which the army gained consi¬ 
derable wealth. 
The king now resolved on going to Kashmir, but the chiefs said, 
“ This is not a proper season for going to such a country as 
Kashmir.” The king was, however, obstinate, and Abul Ma’ali 
shot one of the refractory Mughul chiefs with an arrow, and ordered 
the others to march ; on which several of the nobles seeing the 
determination of his majesty, went and complained to Sultan 
Adam, who immediately came to the king, and falling at his feet, 
requested him to forego his intention, assuring him that Islam 
Khan Sur was advancing into the Panjab, and that the Afghans, 
who had for some time abandoned the fort of Politas and crossed 
the Bahat river, had returned and again taken possession of that 
district; he, therefore, advised his majesty to return for the present 
* Firishtah adds that some days after the sentence was carried into effect, 
Humayun went to see him: Kamran immediately arose and walking some 
steps forward to meet him said : “ The glory of the king will not be diminished 
by visiting the unfortunate. Humayun burst into tears and wept bitterly. 
Kamran eventually obtained permission to proceed to Makkah by the way of 
Sind, and having resided there three years, died a natural death in the year 
964 (A. D. 1556.) 
