Indian Antiquary Vol 52

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Stephen Meredyth Edwardes, Krishnaswami Aiyangar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
| OCTOBER, 1923
to receive the punishment of his crimes. One of the warriors of the royal army recognized him, severed his evil head from his vile body, and having thus cleansed the earth from the pollution of his existence, hastened with the head to Burhan Nizam Shah.
Khudavand Khân, when he witnessed the end of Jamal Khân, turned his horse's head away from the field of battle, and with a few of his brave warriors, took to flight. A troop of brave warriors from the royal army gave chase to him, and soon came up with him, and although Khudávand Khân turned to meet them, it availed nought, for his hour was come, and the swords of the warriors finished his business and sent him to join Jamal Khân.143
But Dastar Khân,344 the eunuch, who had been placed by Jamal Khan and Khuda. vand Khân in charge of the young prince Isma'il, when he saw the death of Jamal Khan and Khudåvand Khân, took the prince with him and fled. When the news of the flight of the traitor Dastûr Khân reached Burhan Nizam Shah, he sent a troop of his cavalry in pur. suit of him. This troop pursued him hotly, and when Dastür Khan saw. that he could not, encumbered as he was, escape from them, he left the prince and continued his flight alone, The pursuers took the young prince and led him into the presence of the king, his father, by whom he was kindly received. The king kissed his forehead and forgave him all his faults, including even his rebellion, following the dictates of mercy and parental feeling.
When the hand of fate sealed the book of the life of Jamal Khan with the seal of death and closed his unworthy existence with the pistol of destruction, bringing to an end the days of his rule which were, indeed, a night of misfortune to the good and a festival of wealth and power to the wicked, the g lous sun of the kingdom of Burhan Nigam Shâh by God's grace rose and illumined the world, gladdening and profiting all
The king gave thanks to God for his great victory, and in gratitude therefor, issued an act of indemnity to the whole of the army of Jamal Khan. The great men of the court then came before the king and congratulated him on his great victory, and all received honouns and rewards befitting their rank. The king's secretary wrote an account of the victory and scoession, and thus spread the glad news throughout the world.
The length of the reign of the prince, Ismâ'i! Nigam Shah, and of the tenure of office by his vakil, Jamal Khån, was nearly two years.
The battle of Rohankhed was fought on Rajab 13 A.H. 999 (May 7, A.D. 1591). An account of the life of Burhan Nizam Shah from his birth and his glorious reign until now would be so long that this book could not contain it. I will, therefore, turn my attention to writing a fresh volume for the delight of the world. I hope that his kingdom will endure as long as the sun shall shine.
OVI.-AN ACOOUNT OF BURHẦN NIZIN SHE'S DESPATOH OT AN ARMY AGAINST THE FRANKS (PORTUGUESE) AND OF SOME OF THE EVENTS WHICH
HAPPENED AT THAT TIME. In accordance with the orders of God and the prophet, which enjoin holy wars, the king was ever oocupying his mind with thoughts of waging holy wars against infidels and misbelievers and in designs of conquest. But especially did he desire to uproot and overthrow those causes of strife and mischief, the wicked Portuguese, whose tyranny had laid waste countries and cities, and against whose oppression both bond and free cried aloud, and who were thus more obnoxious to the king than other polytheists, for this irreligious nation is distinguished above other polytheists and heretics by its great power and majesty, and Musalmans are ever suffering at their hands.
843 Firishtá says (ii, 297) that Yaqat Khan accompanied Khudāvand Khan in his flight and shared his fate.
344 Firishta (it. 297) calls this eunuch Suhail Khan. Ho fled to Bijậpur.