We had come to Chandlrl meaning, after taking it, to move against Raising, Bhllsan, and Sarangpur, pagan lands dependent on the pagan Salahu'd-dln, and, these taken, to move on Rana Sanga in Chltur. But as that bad news had come, the begs were summoned, matters were discussed, and decision made that the proper course was first to see to the rebellion of those malignants. Chandlrl was given to the Ahmad Shah already mentioned, a grandson of SI. Nasiru'd-dln ; SO laks from it were made khalsa;' Mulla Apaq was entrusted with its militarycollectorate, and left to reinforce Ahmad Shah with from 2 to 3000 Turks and Hindustanis.
{Feb. 2nd) This work finished, we marched from Mallu Khan's tank on Sunday the nth of the first Jumada, with the intention of return (north), and dismounted on the bank of the Burhanpurwater.
{Feb. 9th) On Sunday again, Yakka Khwaja and Ja'far Khwaja were sent from Bandlr to fetch boats from Kalol to the Kanarpassage.
{Feb. 22nd) On Saturday the 24th of the month we dismounted at the Kanar-passage, and ordered the army to begin to cross.
(». News of the rebels)
News came in these days that the expeditionary force 2 had abandoned Qanuj also and come to RaprI, and that a strong body of the enemy had assaulted and taken Shamsabad although Abu'l-muhammad the lancer must have strengthened it.3 There was delay of 3 or 4 days on one side or other of the river before the army got across. Once over, we moved march by march towards Qanuj, sending scouting braves {qazdq ylgltldr) ahead to get news of our opponents. Two or three marches from Qanuj, news was brought that Ma'rufs son had fled on seeing the dark mass of the news-gatherers, and got away. Blban, Bayazld and Ma'ruf, on hearing news of us, crossed Gang (Ganges) and seated themselves on its eastern bank opposite Qanuj, thinking to prevent our passage.
1 i.e. paid direct to the royal treasury.
2 This is the one concerning which bad news reached Babur just before Chandiri was taken.
3 This presumably is the place offered to Medini Rao (f. 333A), and Bikramajlt (f-343)-
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