close at hand. Makan's Hasan therefore, becoming helpless, had surrendered Kandar two or three months ago.
Husain Khan (Nu/idm) became afraid in RaprT, and he abandoning it, it was given to Muhammad 'Ali Jang-jang.
To Qutb Khan in Etawa royal letters of promise and threat had been sent several times, but as he neither came and saw me, nor abandoned Etawa and got away, it was given to Mahdi Khwaja and he was sent against it with a strong reinforcement of begs and household troops under the command of Muhammad SI. Mlrza, SI. Muhammad Diilddi, Muhammad 'All Jang-jaitg and 'Abdu'l-'azTz the Master of the Horse. Qanuj was given to SI. Muhammad Dulddi; he was also (as mentioned) appointed against Etawa ; so too were Flruz Khan, Mahmud Khan, Shaikh Bayazld and QazI Jla, highly favoured commanders to whom Eastern parganas had been given.
Muhammad Zaitiin, who was seated in Dulpur, deceived us and did not come. We gave Dulpur to SI. Junaid Barlds and reinforced him by appointing 'Adil Sultan, MuhammadI Kukuldash, Shah Mansur Barlds, Qutluq-qadam, Treasurer Wall, Jan Beg, 'Abdu'1-lah, Plr-qull, and Shah Hasan Ydragl (or Bdragi), who were to attack Dulpur, take it, make it over to SI. Junaid Barlds and advance on Blana.l
(_/'. Plan of operations adopted?)
These armies appointed, we summoned the Turk amirs * and the Hindustan amirs, and tossed the following matters in amongst them : The various rebel amirs of the East, that is to say, those under Nasir Khan Nuhdni and Ma'ruf Farmuli, have crossed Gang (Ganges) with 40 to 50,000 men, taken Qanuj, and now lie some three miles on our side of the river. The Pagan Rana Sanga has captured Kandar and is in a hostile and mischievous attitude. The end of the Rains is near. It seems expedient to move either against the rebels or the Pagan, since the task of the forts near-by is easy; when the great foes are got rid of, what road will remain open for the rest ? Rana Sanga is thought not to be the equal of the rebels.)
1 This is the first time Babur's begs are called amirs in his book; it may be by a scribe's slip.
