¶ [200c] During this year (1260/1844), there occurred the auspicious birth of His Highness, the Light of the Nation and the Religion, the late Amir ʿAbd al-Rahman Khan. The birth occasioned great joy for the Amir-i Kabir and all the royal family and a birthday celebration and feast were arranged. Only pleasant things happened in this year and, untroubled by problems, the amir spent the year attending to the affairs of government.

In 1261/1845, Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan was born. This event too was the occasion for royal joy.

In 1262/1846, the people of Tagab, incited by Muʿaz Allah…