bringing it about, at an early opportunity my army will be got to horse. Let all come soon, equipped for service."
{Here the record of p days is wanting.) '
{u. Messengers from Humdyiin.)
{Nov. 2rst) On Sunday the 9th of the first Rabi', Beg Muhammad ta'alluqchi2 came, who had been sent last year (934AH.) at the end of Muharram to take a dress of honour and a horse to Humayun.3
{Nov. 22nd) On Monday the 10th of the month there came from Humayun's presence VV'ais Ldghari's (son) Beg-glna (Little Beg) and Blan Shaikh, one of Humayun's servants who had come as the messenger of the good tidings of the birth of Humayun's son whose name he gave as Al-aman. Shaikh Abu'1-wajd found Shah sa'ddatwand* to be the date of his birth.
{v. RaJ>id travel.)
Blan Shaikh set out long after Beg-glna. He parted from Humayun on Friday the 9th of Safar {Oct. 23rd) at a place below Kishm called Du-shamba (Monday) ; he came into Agra on Monday the 10th of the first Rabi' {Nov. 2jri{). He came very quickly ! Another time he actually came from Qila'-i-zafar to Qandahar in 11 days.5
1 This gap, like some others in the diary of 935 AH. can be attributed safely to loss of pages, because preliminaries are now wanting to several matters which Kabur records shortly after it. Such are (1) the specification of the three articles sent to NasratShab, (2) the motive for the feast of f. 35 lb, (3) the announcement of the approach of the surprising group of envoys, who appear without introduction at that entertainment, in a manner opposed to Baburs custom of writing, (4) an account of their arrival and reception.
2 Land-holder (see Hobson-Jobson s.n. talookdar).
3 The long detention of this messenger is mentioned in Babur'3 letter to Humayun (f-349)-
4 These words, if short a be read in Shah, make 934 by abjad. The child died in infancy ; no son of Humayun's had survived childhood before Akbar was born, some 14 years later. Concerning Abu'1-wajd Fdrighi, see Hablbiis-styar-, lith. ed. ii, 347 ; Muntakhabtit-tawarikh, Bib. Ind. ed. i, 3 ; and Index s.n.
s I am indebted to Mr. A. E. Hinks, Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, for the following approximate estimate of the distances travelled by Iiian Shaikh : (o) From Kishm to Kabul 240m. from Kabul to Peshawar I75"i. from Peshawar to Agra (railroad distance) 759 m. total 1174m. ; daily averageqi: 3S miles; (b) Qila'-izafar to Kabul 264m. Kabul to Qandahar 316m. total 580m. ; daily average cir. 53miles. The second journey was made probably in 913 AH. and to inform Babur of the death of the Shah of Badakhshan (f. 213*).
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