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When the appointed time of the quarry comes it goes towards the huntsman. ### [63.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.63.1) And that which was written in his fate befel him; Taj Khan in full daylight fled from Gwaliar towards Bengal and ‘Adli sent an armed party in pursuit of him, and himself also started to follow him, in front of the township of Chhapramau in the district of Qanauj an engagement took place between the two parties. The stars in their courses fought for ‘Adli, and his army was victorious, and Taj Khan turning in flight made the best of his way to Chunar, wherever he found the authorities favourable to 'Adli he made prisoners of them, and laid hands on whatever cash and valuables he could find. A hundred head of elephants also fell into his hands. Thus he proceeded till he joined hands with Sulaiman and ‘Imad and Khwaja Ilyas who held sway over certain parganas on the banks of the Ganges and other places. Then he openly sounded the note of rebellion. ‘Adli arrived at Chunar, and the Karranis on the banks of the river Ganges came out to fight with him. Himu asked for a halqa of elephants, that is to say, a hundred elephants, and fought a desperate battle with them gaining a victory. And 'Adli while in Chunar intended to seize Ibrahim Khan, the son of Ghazi Khan Sur, one of the cousins of Sher Khan, but the sister of 'Adli, who was married to him, became aware of this intention, and brought him down by a secret passage from the fort. Ibrahim Khan made his way towards Bayana and Hindaun which was his father’s jagir. ### [63.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.63.2) 'Adli despatched 'Isa Khan Niyazi after Ibrahim Khan, and they fought a battle in the vicinity of Kalpi, the breeze of victory fanned the standards of Ibrahim Khan, and he gained the day. Then having assembled a large following, and entering that country, he proclaimed himself sovereign. 'Adli thereupon disengaged himself from the Karranis, and came against Ibrahim Khan to attack him, and when he arrived near the river Jam, Ibrahim Khan made overtures, and sent a message saying, "If Rai Husain Jalwani, and Bihar Khan Sarwani, to whom Islam gave the title of A'zam Humayun, with some others of the Amirs noble and renowned, will come and reassure me, then will I in reliance upon their assurances agree to make submission to you.” ‘Adli accordingly sent them, and no sooner had they arrived than they gave in their allegiance to Ibrahim Khan, giving him the title of Sultan Ibrahim, and thus putting a different complexion upon the dispute, raised the standard of insurrection against ‘Adli. The Khutbah was read in the name of Ibrahim Khan in Agra and certain other districts, while ‘Adli, realising that he was not able to cope with him, left Gwaliar for Bhatta, and thence returned towards Chunar taking with him large amounts of treasure, many elephants and a large following. ### [63.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.63.3) After the death of Islem Shah, at the time when the kings of clans arose, Ahmad Khan Sur, one of the cousins of Islem Shah, who had to wife the second sister of ‘Adli, a man of distinguished bravery and endurance, sat in conference with the Amirs of the Panjab, and implanted in their minds all sorts of evil notions regarding ‘Adli and of his unfitness, (they being already ill-disposed towards him) and with the aid and assistance of Tatar Khan Kasi, and Habib Khan, and Nasib Khan Taghuji, who had attained this title from Sher Shah, declared open war against ‘Adli, and assuming the title of Sultan Sikandar and reading the Khutbah, and entertaining hopes of still further increase of power proceeded to Dihli and Agra. On the other hand, Ibrahim having collected a large array confronted Sikandar at Parah, which is situated at a distance of ten kerohs from Agra. Most of the noted Amirs, such as Haji Khan Sultani, Governor of Alwar, who was virtually a king, and Rai Husain Jilwani and Mas‘aud Khan and Husain Khan Ghilzai were on the side of Ibrahim. To some two hundred of them Ibrahim had given royal tents and standards, and ensigns, and kettledrums, and it frequently happened that to anyone who came and brought with him ten or fifteen horsemen he gave a sort of makeshift flagstaff with a bit of red rag wrapped round it, simply to gain favour and to attract people, bestowing upon him also a grant of dignity and tuyūl. ### [63.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.63.4) In this way nearly eighty thousand men flocked to him, and on the day when Hājī Khān came from Alwar and gave in his allegiance to him, he shewed him great favour, bestowing upon him a lofty and spacious tent covered on the outside with saqirlāt of Portugal, and on the inside with Frankish velvet, had it freshly pitched for him. Moreover he lavished upon Hājī Khān magnificent carpets, and vessels of gold and silver and all other requirements on the same scale: accordingly he entered the tent without hesitation and there took up his abode. This treatment occasioned great envy and jealousy among the Amīrs of pure Afghan blood, who became disheartened and spared not to express their discontent among themselves. Sikandar, who had a following of twelve thousand men, inasmuch as he estimated the army of Ibrāhīm as being more numerous than his own, shilly-shallied and made overtures for peace, and wrote a treaty in the following terms, that from Dihlī to the eastern extremity of Hindūstān as far as could be arranged, should belong to Ibrāhīm Khān, and that the country of the Panjāb and Multān as far as possible should belong to Sikandar, so that he might attain the object for which the Moghuls came to Hindūstān. ### [63.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.63.5) The Afghans of both families, who were blood-relations or connections of each other, were pleased at the prospect of a peaceful settlement, and Kala Pahar the brother of Sikandar, and the Amirs of the Panj Bhaiya which means “the five brothers,” who were with the sword the marvel of the age, made this additional stipulation that if after that Ibrahim (Khan) gets possession of the treasury of ‘Adli and the kingdom of Bhatta, which is near being realised, he shall make us partners in both of these gains, then all well and good, but if not we will annul the peace. Sikandar agreed to this proposition, and the majority of the Amirs of Ibrahim (Khan) impressed upon him that there was no danger to be apprehended from agreeing to this proposal, inasmuch as the treasury and kingdom of Bhatta would certainly be theirs, “and then,” said they, “it will require a man to oppose us (successfully), while for the present, at any rate, we shall have tided over this difficulty satisfactorily: --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.63) · Pramāṇa