935 AH. SEP. 15th 1528 TO SEP. 5th 1529 AD. 679
bedding-tent was set up, a lamp lighted, and, after much trouble, a fire kindled. We, without sleep, were busy till shoot of daydrying folios and sections.
UJJ- Pursuit of Biban and Bayazid resumed.)
{May 26th) I crossed the water on Thursday morning {Raman 18th).
{May 27th) On Friday {igth) I rode out to visit Sikandarpur and Kharld.1 Today came matters written by 'Abdu'1-lah {kitdbddr) and BaqI about the taking of Luknur.2
{May 28th) On Saturday {20th) KukI was sent ahead, with a troop, to join BaqI. 3
{May 2gtli) That nothing falling to be done before my arrival might be neglected, leave to join BaqI was given on Sunday {21st) to SI. Junaid Bar/as, Khalifa's (son) Hasan, Mulla Apaq's retainers, and the elder and younger brethren of Mumin Ataka.
Today at the Other Prayer a special dress of honour and a tipuchdq horse were bestowed on Shah Muhammad (son) of Ma'ruf Farmull, and leave to go was given. As had been done last year (934AH.), an allowance from Saran and Kundla4 was bestowed on him for the maintenance of quiver-wearers. Today too an allowance of 72/ahsS from Sarwar and a tipuchdq horse were bestowed on Isma'il falwdni, and his leave was given.
About the boats Gunjalsh and Aralsh it was settled with Bengalis that they should take them to Ghazlpur by way of Tir-muhanl,6 The boats Asalsh and Farmalsh were ordered taken up the Saru with the camp.
{May joth) On Monday {Ramzdn 22nd) we marched from the Chaupara-Chaturmuk passage along the Saru, with mind at ease about Bihar and Sarwar,7 and after doing as much as lokurohs
1 Kharld-town is some 4 m. s.e. of the town of Sikandarpur.
' or I_:knu. Cf. Appendix T. It is now 14 days since 'Abdu'1-lah kitabdar had left Tlr-miihan! (f. 380) for Sambhal; as he was in haste, there had been time for him to go beyond Aud (where Baqi was) and yet get the news to Babur on the 19th.
3 In a way not usual with him, Babur seems to apply three epithets to this follower, viz. ming-iegf, shaghawal, Tashkindl (Index s.n.).
* or Kandla ; cf. Revenue list f. 293 ; is it now Saran Khas?
5 j£ 18,000 (Erskine). For the total yield of Kundla (or Kandla) and Sarwar, see Revenue list (f. 293).
6 f- 375, p- 675 n. 2 and f. 381, p. 687 n. 3.
' A little earlier Babur has recorded his ease of mind about Bihar and Bengal, the fruit doubtless of his victory over Mahmud LuJi and Nasrat Shah ; he now does the
