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Adam in consideration of some trifling good services to the state 
formerly rendered by him. 
On the accession of Akbar Shah, Kamal Khan came to him, 
and received a jagir as a reward, and during the war of Khan 
Zaman with the son of ’Adlf, Kamal Khan, whose jagirs were 
situated in Haswah Fathpur and other parganahs, went with 
some of his own men to the war, and rendered assistance. He 
displayed great bravery, and on this circumstance being reported 
to the emperor, he was taken into greater favour by his imperial 
master. 
On one occasion, the emperor was pleased to express his satis¬ 
faction with his conduct, and asked Kamal Khan in what manner 
he could reward him. 
Kamal Khan, replied that he was desirous of returning to his 
own country, but he could not do so, as his uncle Adam Khan 
had seized all his father’s possessions. He added that his father 
Sultan Sprang had gallantly fought against Sher Khan (Slier 
Shah) and that his father and he were taken prisoners. His father 
was executed, and that he (Kamal Khan) was sent as a pri¬ 
soner to the fort of Gwaliar. Nevertheless although victorious in 
battle, Sher Khan was unable to secure a footing in that part of 
the country. It continued in the possession of Sultan Adam, the 
brother of Sultan Sarang. Further when Sher Khan was killed, 
and Salim Khan succeeded, the latter also strove hard to take the 
country, but in vain. That as regards himself, on one occasion 
Salim Khan ordered all the prisoners in the fort of Gwaliar to be 
destroyed. Accordingly, the prison where the captives were lodged, 
was blown up with gunpowder. The rest of the prisoners perished, 
whereas by the interposition of Providence he alone was saved, 
the cell in which he w T as confined having escaped injury. On 
being informed of his miraculous escape, Salim Khan ordered his 
release, and that he (Kamal Khan) had now spent a considerable 
period of his life in the service of his august master. 
On hearing this speech of Kamal Khan, the emperor command¬ 
ed that all the country which had been in the possession of Sultan 
Sarang and now held by Sultan Adam, should be divided into two 
shares. One share was to be retained by Adam and the other to be 
