I took Samarkand, he came to my presence and each time I shewed him very great favour. He died in the fight at Kul-imalik (918 AH.-1512 ad.,.
BaqI Tarkhan was another, the son of 'Abdu'l-'all Tarkhan and SI. Ahmad Mirza's aunt. When his father died, they gave him Bukhara. He grew in greatness under SI. 'AH Mirza, his retainers numbering 5 or 6,000. He was neither obedient nor very submissive to Si. 'All Mirza. He fought ShaibanI Khan at Dabusi (905AH.) and was crushed; by the help of this defeat, ShaibanI Khan went and took Bukhara. He was very fond of hawking; they say he kept 700 birds. His manners and habits were not such as may be told ■} he grew up with a Mirza's state and splendour. Because his father had shewn favour to ShaibanI Khan, he went to the Khan's presence, but that inhuman ingrate made him no sort of return in favour and kindness. He left the world at Akhsi, in misery and wretchedness.
SI. Husain Arghun was another. He was known as Qarakull because he had held the Qara-kul government for a time. His judgment and counsel were excellent; he was long in my presence also.
Qull Muhammad Bihghda2 was another, a qftchin; he must have been a brave man.
'Abdu'l-karlm Ishrit3 was another; he was an Aulghur, SI. Ahmad Mirza's Lord of the Gate, a brave and generous man.
(w. Historical narrative resumed.)
After SI. Ahmad Mirza's death, his begs in agreement, sent a courier by the mountain-road to invite SI. Mahrnud Mirza.4 Malik-i-Muhammad Mirza, the son of Minuchihr Mirza, SI.
1 anddq ikhlaq u atawari yuq idi him dlsa bulghai. The Shdh-ndma cap. xviii, describes him as a spoiled child and man of pleasure, caring only for eating, drinking and hunting. The Shaibanl-nama narrates his various affairs.
a i.e., cutlass, a parallel sobriquet to qillch, sword. If it be correct to translate by " cutlass," the nickname may have prompted Babur's brief following comment, mardana ikdn dur, i.e. Quli Muh. must have been brave because known as the Cutlass. A common variant in MSS. from Bughdi is Baghdad ; Baghdad was first written in the Ilai. MS. but is corrected by the scribe to biighda.
3 So pointed ia the Hai. MS. I surmise it a clan-name.
4 i.e. to offer him the succession. The mountain road taken from Aiira-tlpa would be by Ab-burdan, Sara-taq and the Kam Rud defile.
