925 AH. JAN. 3rd TO DEC. 23rd 1519 AD. 375
(dd. Construction of a stone platform.)
While we were still on that same ground in the MandTshcountry, I had a platform made with stones {task bild) on a height in the middle of the valley, so large that it held the tents of the advance-camp. All the household and soldiers carried the stones for it, one by one like ants.
(e. Bdbur's marriage with his Afghan wife, Bibi Mubdraka.)
In order to conciliate the Yusuf-zal horde, I had asked for a daughter of one of my well-wishers, Malik Sulaiman Shah's son Malik Shah Mansur, at the time he came to me,as envoy from the Yusuf-zal Afghans.1
While we were on this ground news came that his daughter2 was on her way with the Yusuf-zal tribute. At the Evening Prayer there was a wine-party to which SI. 'Ala'u'd-dln (of Sawad) was invited and at which he was given a seat and special dress of honour (khilcat-i-khdsa).
{Jan. joth) On Sunday the 28th, we marched from that valley. Shah' Mansur's younger brother Taus (Handsome) Khan brought the above-mentioned daughter of his brother to our ground after we had dismounted.
(f. Repopulation of the fort of Bafaur.)
For the convenience of having the Bl-sut people in Bajaurfort,3 Yusuf'i-'all the taster was sent from this camp to get them on the march and take them to that fort. Also, written orders were despatched to Kabul that the army there left should join us.
(Feb. 4-th) On Friday the 3rd of the month of Safar, we dismounted at the confluence of the waters of Bajaur and Panj-kura.
(Feb. 6th) On Sunday the 5th of the month, we went from that ground to Bajaur where there was a drinking-party in Khwaja Kalan's house.
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= Bibi Mubaraka, the Afghani Aghacha of Gul-badan. An attractive picture of her is drawn by the Tawarikh-i-hafi.-i-rahmat'khani. As this gives not only one of Babur's romantic adventures but historical matter, I append it in' my husband's translation [(A.Q. R. April 1901)] as Appendix K, An Afghan Legend.
3 Bi ■sut aili-mng Bujaur-quyghnnl-da ?nanasaba,tl-bdr jihati; a characteristic phrase.
