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935 AH. SEP. 15th 1528 to SEP. 5th 1529 AD. 633
Muhammad the raftsman who was deserving of reward for the excellent bridge he had made over the river Gang (Ganges),1 a dagger was bestowed, so too on the matchlockmen Champion Ipahlawdti] Haji Muhammad and Champion Buhlul and on Wall the cheeta-keeper {parschi); one was given to Ustad 'All's son also. Gold and silver were presented to Sayyid Daud Garmsiri. Jackets having buttons,2 and silk dresses of honour were presented to the servants of my daughter Ma'suma3 and my son Hind-al. Again : presents of jackets and silk dresses of honour, of gold and silver, of plenishing and various goods were given to those from Andijan, and to those who had come from Sukh and Hushlar, the places whither we had gone landless and homeless.-* Gifts of the same kind were given to the servants of Qurban and Shaikhl and the peasants of Kahmard.5
After food had been sent out, Hindustani players were ordered to come and show their tricks. Lulls came.6 Hindustani performers shew several feats not shewn by (Tramontane) ones. One is this : They arrange seven rings, one on the forehead, two on the knees, two of the remaining four on fingers, two on toes, and in an instant set them turning rapidly. Another is this : Imitating the port of the peacock, they place one hand on the ground, raise up the other and both legs, and then in an instant make rings on the uplifted hand and feet revolve rapidly. Another is this v In those (Tramontane) countries two people grip one another and turn two somersaults, but Hindustani lulls, clinging together, go turning over three or four times. Another is this : a lull sets the end of a 12 or i4foot pole on his middle and holds it upright while another climbs up it and does his tricks up there. Another is this : A small lull gets upon a big one's head, and stands there upright while the big one moves
' 934.AH.-1528AD. (f. 336).
' Or, gold-embroidered.
3 Wife of Muhammad-i-zaman Mirza.
* These Highlanders of Asfara will have come by invitation sent after the victory at tanipat; their welcome shows remembrance of and gratitude for kindness received a quarter of a century earlier. Perhaps villagers from Dikh-kat will have come too, who had seen the Padshah run barefoot on their hills {Index s.nn. )■
s Here gratitude is shewn for protection given in 910AH.-1504 ad. to the families of pabur and his men when on the way to Kabul. Durban and Shaikhl were perhaps m Fort Ajar (f. 122*, f. 126).
Perhaps these acrobats were gipsies.
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