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Muntakhab al-tawarikh 59.2.9

Muntakhabu-t-tawārīkh (Ranking, Lowe, Haig) 59.2.9

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59.2.9

On the banks of the Indus such great scarcity prevailed in the camp of Humayun, that one sir of the smaller millet could sometimes not be bought even for an The greater part of the army perished owing to this scarcity, while others died from want of water, till at last Humayun with a small number passed on to the districts of Jaisalmir, and the country of Marwar, where strange incidents occurred. After undergoing great hardships and distress, which it is the invariable custom of the Heavens to inflict, he betook himself to ‘Iraq and having obtained reinforcements, Shah Tahmasp gained possession of Qandahar and Kabul, and collecting a great army re-conquered Hindustan. This exploit will be described in its proper place if the Most High God will it so.