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Rh able turn. The emperor accordingly left Agra, and on the 21st of the month, after showing great honour and favour to Khan-khanan, he sent him on in advance. On the 7th of Rabi-as-sani, the emperor reached Dholpur. The river Chambal was crossed by fords and his Majesty went over on an elephant. On the 17th he reached the fort of Gwalior. On the 29th of Jumad-as-sani, he passed through Sironj, and on the 1st of Rajab the royal camp was pitched between Kaliyada and Ujjain. This city Ujjain is one of the most ancient in Hindustan and contains many relics of antiquity. Kaliyada is the name of one of the most delightful places in the world. Here the emperor rested for a while, expecting that Bahadur Khan, son of Raja Ali Khan of Khandesh, would come to wait upon him.

Raja Ali of Khandesh had been slain fighting bravely under Khan-khanan against the Deccan troops, and it was expected that his son would now come forward to give his services to the Imperial army in the hope of revenging his father's fall and of gaining the Imperial favour. Even while the emperor was encamped at Ujjain, some intimation was received about his intentions, and he now sent an envoy to the emperor, charged with many excuses and foolish evasions. Hereupon his Majesty, in his great kindness, sent the chief-justice Miran to Khandesh to ascertain the exact state of affairs and to remove any doubts which might have crept into the mind of Bahadur Khan.

The ambassador proceeded to Khandesh and ascertained that when Bahadur Khan succeeded Raja Ali