903 AH. AUG. 30TH. 1497 TO AUG. 19th. 1498 AD. 91
Just at that time, the people in Pap1 sent me word they had made fast the fort but, owing to something misleading in The Khan's advance, the enemy stormed and took it. Though The Khan had other good qualities and was in other ways businesslike, he was much without merit as a soldier and commander. Just when matters were at the point that if he made one more march, it was most probable the country would be had without fighting, at such a time! he gave ear to what the enemy said with alloy of deceit, spoke of peace and, as his messengers, sent them Khwaja Abu'l-makaram and his own Lord of the Gate, Beg Tilba (Fool), Tambal's elder brother. To save themselves those others (i.e. Hasan and Tanibal) mixed something true with what they fabled and agreed to give gifts and bribes either to The Khan or to his intermediaries. With this, The Khan retired.
As the families of most of my begs and household and braves were in Andijan, 7 or 800 of the great and lesserbegs and bare braves, "left us in despair of our taking the place. Of the begs were 'All-darwesh Beg, 'Ali-mazld Quchln, Muhammad Baqir Beg, Shaikh 'Abdu'1-lah, Lord of the Gate and Mirim Ldghari. Of men choosing exile and hardship with me, there may have been, of good and bad, between 200 and 300. Of begs there were Qasim. Quchln Beg, Wais Ldghari Beg, Ibrahim Sdiu Uingllgh Beg, Shlrlm Taghai, Sayyidi Qara Beg; and of my household, Mir Shah Quchln, Sayyid Qasim Jaldlr, Lord of the Gate, Qasim-'ajab, 'All-dost Taghais (son) Muhammad-dost, Muhammad-'ali Mubashir* Khudai-blrdl Tughchl Mugliul, Yarlk Taghai, Baba 'All's (son) Baba Qull, Pir Wais, Shaikh Wais, Yar-'ali Baldl,3 Qasim Mir Akhwur (Chief Equerry) and Haidar Rihdbddr (stirrup-holder).
It came very hard on me; I coma not help crying a good deal. Back I went to Khujand and thither they sent me my
1 n.w. of the Sang ferry over the Sir.
2 perhaps, messenger of good tidings.
3 This man's family connections are interesting. He was 'Ali-shukr Beg Baharlu's grandson, nephew therefore of Pasha Begim ; through his son, Saif-'ali Beg, he was the grandfather of Bairam Khan-i-khan3n and thus the g-g.f. of 'Abdu'r-rahim Mirza, the translator of the Second Waqi'at-i-bdburi. See Firishta lith. ed. p. 250.
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