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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[ Остовки, 1921
doorkeeper who opposed their entrance and had then entered and slain Khattât Khân himself. Mirzâ Quli Khân then made off towards Burhanpur and before the rest of the amirs had heard what had happened, or could start in pursuit, Bânû Khân, with a force of valiant men had started in pursuit of him and had overtaken him and attacked him. The fight was long and fierce, but at last, by God's blessing, the rebels were defeated, and many were slain. Mirza Quli Khân and a few of his companion fled and with much difficulty, and after suffer. ing many hardships, succeeded in making their escape.
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The king, with a view to quieting these disturbances, appointed Khurshid Khân, the Sar-i-naubat, commander-in-chief of Berar, and proceeded on his way without a halt until he reached Udgir. Here the amîrs who were encamped at this place and were awaiting the arrival of the royal army, were admitted to the presence and received marks of the royal favour. Here also Changîz Khân, the vakil and pishva, fell seriously ill, and, as the rainy season was now approaching, the royal army encamped at Udgir for some time.
While the army was encamped at Udgir, Ibrâhîm Qutb Shâh sent Sayyid Shah Mir Tabâtiba,1 ,194 one of the most learned and eloquent men of the age, to the royal court in order that he might obtain the confirmation of the treaties of peace and alliance existing between the two kingdoms, and obtain fresh treaties to the advantage of both parties.
When the king heard of the arrival of Shah Mir he ordered that the envoy should be accommodated just without the camp, and await orders. After, this the king went out hunting with Changîz Khân and others of the chief amirs, such as the Khânzamân, Jamshid Khân, Khudâvand Khân and Bahri Khân seated on the chita carts, and as he came forth from the camp, Mir Shah Mir appeared before him, paid his respects, and delivered the message with which he was charged. The Mîr, having received a favourable answer, then returned to his master.
It was now that the king heard that Mirzâ Quli one of the bravest officers of the army, having rebelled, and having at midday, which is the time when all take rest, attacked Khattât Khân's quarters with a gang of ruffians, slaying the doorkeeper who opposed his entrance, and afterwards slaying Khattât Khan himself, had come forth and opposed Bânû Khân, who, with a body of valiant men, had come to attack him. A sharp fight took place in the streets and bazars and the rebels were driven forth into the open plain and were at length defeated, some being slain, and the rest taking flight. Mîrân Muhammad Shah, who had been led astray by Ibrahim Qutb Shâh, and had also received help from 'Alî 'Adîl Shah, was now blinded to his true interests by his desire to possess Berar and was minded, in accordance with the dictates of his own evil fortune, to violate his treaties with Murtaza Nizâm Shâh, to his own ruin and destruction, as will afterwards appear. 195
Mîrân Muhammad Shâh having thus cast covetous eyes on Berar, sent Zain-ud-dîn, his commander-in-chief, with a large army, into that country with orders to expel the Nizim Shâhî army and annex the country to Khandesh. Zain-ud-dîn, with an army of nearly 20,000 horse, invaded Berar and stretched forth his hands to vex the Nizâm Shâhî officers there. The amirs of Berar, when they heard of the approach of the large army of Burhanpur, all left their outlying parganas and assembled at Elichpûr in order that they might, after taking counsel with Khurshid Khân, the commander-in-chief, offer a united resistance to invaders. The only exception was Chaghatai Khan who, standing fast in his own country, as soon as there was any cause for anxiety, sacrificed his own jâgír.
191 Firishta styles this envoy Shah Mirza Isfahânî, ii. 269, 270, 337.
193 According to Firishta (ii. 268), Muḥammad Shah Faruqi II did not openly announce his ntention of annexing Berar, but invaded it ostensibly in support of a foster-brother of Burhân 'Imåd Shah, whom he represented to be his real brother-F. ii. 268.
