Muntakhab al-tawarikh 49.2.1

49.2.1

Leaving there and taking Sarsuti, he put to death crowds of fugitives from Dipalpur and Ajudhan and Sirsa, who were helplessly fleeing in all directions in terror of their lives, and taking large numbers of them prisoners he took them along with him, and covering great distances he crossed the river Jumna, and entered the Doab, and sweeping the greater part of the country with the bitter whirlwind of rapine and pillage, camped on the banks of the river Jamna opposite the town of Luni not far from Dihli; and at this camp he put to the sword about fifty-thousand prisoners who had fallen into the hands of his soldiery before reaching the river Ganges; and some of the ecclesiastical dignitaries of his army also, who had not the slightest acquaintance with the sword, taking all these Hindustani Muslims for Hindus, in their desire for the reward of holy war, sent many of them with their own hands into the next world. Then in the month of Jamadiu-l-Awwal 801 H. the great Timur crossed the Jamna and encamped at Firuzabad and the next day encamped above the Hauz-i-Khass. Iqbal Khan having got ready a force of men and elephants, came out against him and engaged his troops, but was defeated in the first engagement, and in spite of all their efforts they were not able to withdraw even a portion of the elephants into the city, so complete was the rout.