Muntakhab al-tawarikh 54.5

54.5

In the midst of his march Salbahan the Raja of Patna, who was a trusty zemindar, left Sultan Husain and joined Sultan Sikandar. Sultan Husain drew up in line of battle, but suffered defeat and retired towards Patna. Sultan Sikandar left the camp, and pursued him with a hundred thousand light cavalry; while thus engaged he learned that Sultan Husain had gone to Bihar. After nine days Sultan Sikandar arrived, and joining his camp set out for Bihar. Sultan Husain, leaving his deputy in Bihar, could not remain there, but proceeded to Khul Gauw one of the dependencies of Lakhnauti, and Bihar fell into the hands of Sikandar’s troops. Thence the Sultan proceeded to Tirhut and conquered it. And in the year 901 H. (1495 A. D.) Khan-i-Jahan Lodi died, and Ahmad Khan his eldest son was styled A'zam Khan Humayun. The Sultan returned from Tirhut, and went to pay a visit to the tomb of Qutbu-l-Mashaikh-i-l-'Izam Shaikh Sharfu-d-Din Muniri, may God sanctify his resting-place, and came to From thence he set out on an expedition against Sultan 'Alau-d-Din, king of Bangala, and in the vicinity of Bihar, the son of Sultan 'Alau-d-Din, whose name was named, in obedience to his father’s orders came out to overthrow Sultan (Sikandar), and prepared to oppose him, but they retraced their steps, each one contenting himself with his own territories, and consenting to make peace. In this year great scarcity and dearth occurred in the camp of the Sultan;