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910 AH. JUNE 14th 1504 to JUNE 4th 1505 AD. 239
marches, but of horse-corn, none. So, beyond the camps mentioned, there began the leaving of horses behind. After passing Chutlali, my own felt-tent1 had to be left from want of baggage-beasts. One night at that time, it rained so much, that water stood knee-deep in my tent (chdddr) ; I watched the night out till dawn, uncomfortably sitting on a pile of blankets.
(k. Bdqi Chaghaniani'3 treachery!)
A few marches further on came Jahangir Mlrza, saying, " I have a private word for you." When we were in private, he said, " BaqT Chaghaniani came and said to me, ' You make the Padshah cross the water of Sind with 7, 8, 10 persons, then make yourself Padshah.'" Said I, " What others are heard of as consulting with him?" Said he, "It was but a moment ago BaqT Beg spoke to me ; I know no more." Said I, " Find out who the others are ; likely enough Sayyid Husain Akbar and SI. 'All the page are in it, as well as Khusrau Shah's begs and braves." Here the Mlrza really behaved very well and like a blood-relation ; what he now did was the counterpart of what I had done in Kahmard/ in this same ill-fated mannikin's other scheme of treachery.3
On dismounting after the next march, I made Jahangir Mlrza lead a body of well-mounted men to raid the Aughans (Afghans) of that neighbourhood.
Many men's horses were now left behind in each campingground, the day coming when as many as 2 or 300 were left. Braves of the first rank went on foot ; Sayyid Mahmud Aiighldqclii, one of the best of the household-braves, left his horses behind and walked. In this state as to horses we went all the rest of the way to GhaznI.
Three or four marches further on, Jahangir Mlrza plundered some Afghans and brought in a few sheep.
(/. The Ab-i-istdda.)
When, with a few more marches, we reached the Standingwater {Ab-i-istdda) a wonderfully large sheet of water presented
1 kkar-gah, a folding tent on lattice frame-work, perhaps a khibitka. - It may be more correct to write Kah-mard, as the Hai. MS. does and to understand in the name a reference to the grass(X'i7.i)-yielding capacity of the place. 3 f. 121.
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