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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[DECEMBER, 1899.
Mahmûd Gajaráti. According to orders, the secretaries wrote a letter in exceedingly ornate language; the substance of which was as follows:
From the olden dags & strong friendship and unanimity has existed between our two dynasties, and the relations were such that the enemies of this State were also the enemies of your dynasty; and on the other hand the same was the case with the friends of each. On this account a farmán has been sent to Bahadur Gilânî: if he obeys it and sends to you the property, elephants, cloths and ships, le will be secure; otherwise the flame of my world-consuming wrath shall barn up the harvest of his life, and he and his followers shall be given to the wind of destruction, What necessity is there for Your Majesty to send an army against him?"
When the answer to Sultan Mahmûd's letter was written, the Gujarati ambassador was given permission to return, taking with him rarities and presents innumerable.
But when Bahadur Gilani heard of the coming of the Sultan's farmán to him, he sent a person to stop the messengers on the road, and not to allow them to go on and show the Sultân's farmán. The messengers then wrote to court an account of what had happened to them, and the rebellions conduct of Bahadur Giláni. When the Sultan was informed of the open rebellion of Bahadur Gilani, he issued an order that the royal troops from all quarters should proceed to the court; and in accordance with orders, from every town and fortress, immense numbers of troops marched towards the royal court, and mustered there.
After that the Sultan mounted his horse and marched with his army towards Mangalberah [MangalvedhA].54 In due time the Sultan arrived at Mangalvedla - a fort, the towers and walls of which Bahadur Gilani had, with much. tronble and tyranny, constructed of hard stone, and had committed the defence of the fortress to a numerous force of cavalry and infantry. Notwithstanding the strength of the fortress, immediately upon the arrival of the royal army, the defenders were overpowered with terror. Abandoning the fort they took to fligtt; and the royal troops without tronble or difficulty took that fort which in strength was like the azure vault. The Sultan assigned the fort on feudal tenure to Masnad-i Ali Fakhir-ulMulk; and from there he marched towards the fort of Jamkhandi. Babadur Gilini at this time was engaged in besieging this fort, but when he obtained information of the arrival of the royal army, he abandoned the siege ; and through fear of the royal army, thinking caution necessary, he withdrew into hiding.
Mukaddam Naik, when relieved from the difficult affair of the siege, setting out with followers, dependants, cavalry and retinue, hastened to the royal court and was enrolled among the special servants of the State and distinguished by kingly favours.
At this time Malik Sultan Kuli Hamadani, who was entitled Khawas Khan, being approved of by the Sultan, was exalted to the title of "Kutb-ul-Mulk;" and the towns of Kotaghir and Durgi55 and several villages were given to him on feudal tenure. Abr Khan, son-in-law of Ulugh Khân Jân Begi, making himself commander of the right wing, took the title of Haidar Khân, and had the town of Patri and the Nânder direction, besides other places, conferred on him on feudal tenure. And having given the title of Abr Khan to Malik Muhammad, son of Ulugh Khân, the Sultan marched towards Mobâra kâbâd Miraj. At that time the wúlt of that place was an infidel named Bûnah,68 who had abont 1,00,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry. In attendance on the royal stirrup, on behalf of Sultan Ahmad Nizâm-ul-Mulk, were Zarif-ul-Mulk Afghan and other amirs beside him who were sent for the purpose ; and on behalf of Majlis-i *A11 Fath-Ulláh 'Imid-ul-Mulk of exalted dignity was Darya Khan - the greatest of the kláns of the time with 2,000 men. There was also Majlis-i Rafi' 'Adil Klan with the whole of his
Scott.makes curious and very confusing mistake in calling this place " Mangalore." - Scott's Ferishtah, Yol. I. pp. 190 and 192, 4to ed. : #0 Sis not identified. This Kutb-ul. Mulk shortly afterwards fourded the Kutt Lihi Dynasty.
# This name is variously written Bopah, Papab and Bütah. I cannot rey wbich is the correct spelling. Briggs writes it Pota.
