The Institutes of Akbar 2.5.8

2.5.8

Prince Murád had in the meantime retreated from Ahmadnagar to Elichpúr, and as the death of his infant son Mírzá Rustam made him melancholy, he continued to drink, though dangerously ill with delirium tremens. When informed of Abul Fazl’s mission, he returned at once towards Ahmadnagar, in order to have a pretext for not going back to his father, and he had come to the banks of the Púrn4, twenty kos from Daulatábád, when death overtook him. Abul Fazl arrived the same day, and found the camp in the utmost confusion. Each commander recommended immediate return; but Abul Fazl said that he was determined to march on: the enemy was near, the country was foreign ground, and this was no time for returning, but for fighting. Several of the commanders refused to march on, and returned; but Abul Fazl, nothing daunted, after a delay of a few days, moved forward, humoured the officers, and supplied in a short time all wants. Carefully garrisoning the country, he managed to occupy and guard the conquered districts with the exception of Nasik, which lay too far to the west. But he sent detachments against several forts, and conquered Baitálah, Taltum, and Satonda. His headquarters were on the Godawari. He next entered into an agreement with Chand Bibi, that, after punishing Abhang Khan Habshi, who was at war with her, she should accept Janir as fief and give up the fort of Ahmadnagar.