Riyaz al-salatin 80.5

80.5

The forts of Hajipur and Patna were seized by the Imperialists, and the Emperor Akbar pursued the vanquished Afghan army to a distance of 25 kro, and 400 war-elephants of Daud Khan, together with other equipages, fell into the hands of the Mughal heroes. Whoever (amongst the vanquished) fled, saved his life, the rest were put to the sword. The Emperor, leaving Munim Khan to subjugate the outlying provinces and to extirpate Daud Khan, retired from Dariapur. When the Khan-i-Khanan reached Sakrigali, Daud Khan becoming helpless fled to Orissa. And some of the grandees of Akbar, like Rajah Todar Mal and others, who had taken the route to Orissa in pursuit of him, were twice vanquished by Junaid Khan, son of Daud Khan. Munim Khan, hearing of this, himself marched to Orissa. Daud Khan advanced to encounter the latter; when both the forces approached each other, they fell into battle-array. The heroes arrayed themselves on the battle-field, All were armed with daggers, arrows and spears. On two sides the two armies sprang up like mountains, One without terror, the other with terror. All vied with each other, And charged, and themselves were charged with guns, arrows and spears. From the blood of the heroes of both the armies, Flowed a torrent on that battle-field. On the field fell many a slaughtered, On both sides, towered heaps of corpses.