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932 AH. OCT. 18th 1525 TO OCT. 8th 1526 AD. 531
To this all replied unanimously, " Rana Sanga is the most distant, and it is not known that he will come nearer ; the enemy who is closest at hand must first be got rid of. We are for riding against the rebels." Humayun then represented, " What need is there for the Padshah to ride out ? This service I will do." This came as a pleasure to every-one ; the Turk and Hind amirs gladly accepted his views ; he was appointed for the East. A Kabul! of Ahmad-i-qasim's was sent galloping off to tell the armies that had been despatched against Dulpur to join Humayun at Chandwar ;' also those sent against Etawa under Mahdl Khwaja and Muhammad SI. M. were ordered to join him.
{August 21 st) Humayun set out on Thursday the 13th of Zu'1-qa'da, dismounted at a little village called Jillslr (Jalesar) some 3 kurohs from Agra, there stayed one night, then moved forward march by march.
(k. Khwaja Kalaiis departure!)
{August 28th) On Thursday the 20th of this same month, Khwaja Kalan started for Kabul.
(/. Of gardens and pleasaunces.)
One of the great defects of Hindustan being its lack of running-waters,2 it kept coming to my mind that waters should be made to flow by means of wheels erected wherever I might settle down, also that grounds should be laid out in an orderly and symmetrical way. With this object in view, we crossed the Jun-water to look at garden-grounds a few days after entering Agra. Those grounds were so bad and unattractive that we traversed them with a hundred disgusts and repulsions. So ugly and displeasing were they, that the idea of making a Char-bagh in them passed from my mind, but needs must! as there was no other land near Agra, that same ground was taken in hand a few days later.
The beginning was made with the large well from which water comes for the Hot-bath, and also with the piece of ground where
1 Chandwar is on the Jumna, between Agra and Etawah.
5 Here aqar-siilar will stand for the waters which flow sometimes in marble channels to nourish plants and charm the eye, such for example as beautify the Taj-mahal pleasaunce.
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