933 AH. OCT. 8th 1526 TO SEP. 27th 1527 AD. 583
At the time this army was crossing the Gang-river (Ganges), Biban, hearing about it, fled, abandoning his baggage. Our army followed him to Khairabad,1 stayed there a few days and then turned back.
(«. Appointments and dispersion for the Rains.)
After the treasure had been shared out,2 Rana Sanga's great affair intervened before districts and parganas were apportioned. During the respite now from Holy-war against the Pagan (Sanga), this apportionment was made. As the Rains were near, it was settled for every-one to go to his pargana, get equipment ready, and be present when the Rains were over.
{p. Misconduct of Humdyiin.)
Meantime news came that Humayun had gone into Dihll, there opened several treasure-houses and, without permission, taken possession of their contents. I had never looked for such a thing from him ; it grieved me very much ; I wrote and sent off to him very severe reproaches.3
{p. An embassy to 'Iraq.)
KhwajagI Asad who had already gone as envoy to 'Iraq and returned with Sulaiman Turkman* was again joined with him and on the 15th of Sha'ban {May ijth) sent with befitting gifts to Shah-zada Tahmasp.
(q. Tardi Beg khdksdr resigns service.)
I had brought Tardi Beg out from the darwlsh-life and made a soldier of him ; for how many years had he served me ! Now .his desire for the darwlsh-life was overmastering and he asked for.leave. It was given and he was sent as an envoy to Kamran conveying 3 laks from the Treasury for him.3
1 Perhaps the one in Sitapur. ' f.305*.
3 As the Elphinstone Codex which is the treasure-house of Humayun's notes, has a long lacuna into which this episode falls, it is not known if the culprit entered in his copy of the Babur-nama a marginal excuse for his misconduct (cf. f. 352 and n.); such excuse was likely to be that he knew he would be forgiven by his clement father.
4 f-3°5*.
5 Kamran would be in Qandahar. Erskine notes that the sum sent to him would be about £t,o, but that if the coins were rupis, it would be .£30,000.
