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INTRODUCTION-APPENDIX II
10 Farman of the Emperor Jahangir in the form of a sealed letter written
to Vijayadeva Sūri in a friendly way, asking him to pray for the permanence of his Empire. Dated the 19th of the month Shaban Hijri year 1027 (1st August 1618 A. D.-Bhādarvā Vadi 6th S. Y. 1675 Hindi).
'Be it known to Vijayadeva Süri who discerns the right and practises yoga and who had obtained our special favour:-'as I had seen you at Pattan (ManduMandavgadh), I constantly inquire for the news about you; and am sure that you would also be free from breaking connection with us as a true friend. At the present time your disciple Dayākusala Pannyasa" presented himself before us; the news about you has been learnt from him; we are (thereby) very much pleased. Your disciple is also much experienced and possessed of logical faculty. We treat him with perfect kindness and whatever he says is being done. If there be any work here, you will write it to your disciple (so that) the same be known by us (directly through him) and the same will receive our attention in every way. You will remain free from anxiety from us and will be engaged in praying for the permanence of our Kingdom by worshipping those who are worthy to be worshipped. Nothing more remains to be written. Written on the 19th of the month Shäbän in the year 1027 (Saturday 1st August 1618 A. D.). See p. 32.
The seal contains the words "Shah Naväz Khan, murid (follower) of Jahangir." [Translated by me from a Gujarati rendering published in the Appendix () of S. S.]
N. B. It is not known whether the original of the Farmän no. 1 is extant or where it is to be found at present. It is probably somewhere in Ujjain in Malwa in Jain custody. As to the originals of the Farmans nos. 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 10, they were found some years back in the collection of old books then located in the Sagara Upasraya at Sagotāpāda, Cambay by Muni Vidyāvijaya, transcripts whereof are printed as Appendices to his Gujarati work entitled Surisvara and Samrat; they are still extant and are probably in the possession of the said Muni. The original of the Farman no. 4 was seen in the Kharatara Gaccha's old library at Lucknow by the late Vijayadharma Süri in S. Y. 1968 and is probably still there or in the said Suri's bhandar at Agra; The original of the Farman no. 6 is now in the possession of the firm of Sheth Anandji Kalyanji at Ahmedabad, a fascimile of the same being reproduced in the printed 'Memorial' referred to above. Farman no. 9 is reproduced by K. B. M. S. Commissariat in facsimile Plate I of his article in the Journal of the University of Bombay, and the original is in the possessoin of Sheth Kasturbhãi Manibhai Nagarsheth of Ahmedabad.
120 Dayakufala-pupil of Kalyanakufala pupil of Hiravijaya Säri, and under the command of Vijayadeva Sūri at the time when he was the head of the Tapa Gaccha. See p. 22 and J. G. K, I, p. 296 and III, p. 797.
121 Shah Navāz Khan-see Aine Akbari I pp. 339-341 and 491 (no. 255) and Darbar-i-Akbari pp. 642 to 644. His name was Iraj, eldest son of the Khankhanan who was dignified by Jahangir with the title of Shah-nawaz Khan. See Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri (Rogers) I p. 197 and pp. 21, 180, 190, 192, 204, 221, 234, 243, 295, & 313.
