933 AH. OCT. 8th 1526 to SEP. 27th 1527 AD. 579
in Miwat, was bestowed on him together with an allowance of 50 laks for his support.
Alur and an allowance of 15 laks was bestowed on Tardlka (or, Tardl yakkd) who in the flanking-party of the right-hand (qi'd) had done better than the rest. The contents of the Alur treasury were bestowed on Humayun.
(h. Alwar visited.)
{April 1 itli) Marching from that camp on Wednesday the 1st of the month of Rajab, we came to within 2 kurohs (4 m.) of Alur. I went to see the fort, there spent the nisrht, and next day went back to camp.
(7. Leave given to various followers^
When the oath before-mentioned ' was given to great and small before the Holy-battle with Rana Sanga, it had been mentioned 2 that there would be nothing to hinder leave after this victory, and that leave would be given to anyone wishing to go away (from Hindustan). Most of Humayun's men were from Badakhshan or elsewhere on that side (of Hindu-kiish); they had never before been of an army led out for even a month or two ; there had been weakness amongst them before the fight; on these accounts and also because Kabul was empty of troops, it was now decided to give Humayun leave for Kabul.
(April nt/i) Leaving the matter at this, we marched from Alur on Thursday the 9th of Rajab, did 4 or 5 kurohs (8-10 m.) and dismounted on the bank of the Manas-water.
Mahdi Khwaja also had many discomforts ; he too was given leave for Kabul. The military-collectorate of Blana [he held] was bestowed on Dost Lord-of-the-gate, and, as previously Etawa had been named for Mahdi Khwaja,3 Mahdi Khwaja's son Ja'far Khwaja was sent there in his father's place when (later) Outb Khan abandoned it and went off.4
' f-3'5.
' Babur does not record this detail (f.315).
3 {.2g&i and f.328^. Ja'far is mentioned as Mahdi's son by Gul-badan and in the Hablbiis-siyarxv., 311, 312. * f. 388,5.
