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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[ AUGUST, 1921
After the diegrace of the Kh Ankhanan the office of vakil and pishva was bestowed upon Shah Haidar, son of Shah Tâhir, and Shah Jamál-ud-din Husain Injů was associated with him in this high office, and these two Sayyids undertook the administration of the state.
At this time the king marched with his army on a tour to Junnar for the purpose of inspecting the fort of Shivner and enjoying its air. On the way thither Shah Haidar remained in one of the villages on the road to rest, and the royal army arrived at Junnar. At this time the wife of Shah Haidar, who was the daughter of Shah Qivam-ud-din Nar Bakhsh, one of the greatest of the Sayyids of Khurasan and 'Iraq, arrived in the kingdom of Ahmadnagar from 'Iraq, and sent & message to the king requesting him to honour with a visit her lodging, which was on his way. The king acceded to her request and honoured her with a visit. The lady entertained him with choice dishes, beverages and fruits, and presented him with costly gifts, among which was a' beautifully written and richly bound book. The king was much surprised with the lady's knowledge and by the royal entertainment which she had provided for him, and after expressing his thanks returned to his camp.
On the following day Shah Ħaidar rejoined the royal camp, and when he heard of the banquet which his wife had given to the king he was much perturbed and annoyed, and in his disgust ceased to have any concern with affairs of state, remaining a part from the royal camp, until it returned to the capital.
When the royal camp reached the fort of Jond, the king, angered by the thought of the murder of Maulana 'Inayatullah and of the other evil acts of the Khânkhânîn, ordered Bisat
an to go up into the fort and to subject the Khânkhanan to disgraceful treatment. Bisat Khân obeyed this order and the royal camp then moved towards the capital.
Farhad Khan requested the king to honour his jagir village of Nandgaon, which was near the line of march, with a visit, in order that he might pay his respects to the king there, and the king granted this request and turned aside towards Nandgaon. On the way that army came to a deep river in flood, the passage of which was very difficult. The king, with some of his immediate attendants entered a small boat and proceeded to cross. When the boat reached midstream it was swamped and overturned, and all who were in it fell into the water. The king swam first to one and then another of his attendants, caught hold of them and drew them to the bank one by one until he had saved them all.
When the kinz reached his camp, he, in accordance with the advice of some of his loyal counsellors, honoured Shah Haidar by paying him a visit, although Shah Haidar had neglected affairs of state, the administration of which was now entrusted entirely to Shah Jamâl-ud-din Husain. The king now, having regard to Shah Haidar's excellent service, summoned his wife from Junnar, guve her a suitable dwelling house and a gift of a lakh of tangas for her daily expenditure, and again honoured her with a visit. This lady reinained for a long time in India and then, owing to her quarrel with her husband, returned to 'Iraq. LXXVIII.-ON ACCOUNT OF THE KING'S EXPEDITION AGAINST THE TURBULENT FRANKS
AND OF ITS CONCLUSION. The king's ambition was ever to uphold the honour and glory of Islâm and of the holy law, and as at this time the Franks extended their dominions over the land of Islâm and oppressed and persecuted its inhabitants, the king formed the intention of undertaking a holy war against that people, regarding the abolition of the tyranny of that heilish tribe as the most important affair then before him. He therefore assembled his army and
