Muntakhab al-tawarikh 66.2.2

66.2.2

And before that ‘Ali Quli Khan could go to Sambal Qambar Diwana went to Badaon, and from thence passing by Kant o Gola he fought with Ruka Khan Afghan, and gained the day, occupying the country up to the vicinity of the township of Malauta but was subsequently defeated by the Afghans, and having given up a large number to death in that fort arrived at Badaon, where he exercised great cruelty and oppression; and although ‘Ali Quli Khan sent to summon him, he refused to yield to him and said, “My relations with the Padshah are more intimate than yours, this head of mine is twin brother of the imperial crown.” ‘Ali Quli Khan upon his arrival besieged Badaon, and that madman (Diwana) who knew no moderation, was at that very time preparing to tyrannise over the people even more than before, taking by force the daughter of one and the property of another, and in consequence of his want of trust in the people of the town, used himself to go the rounds by night from bastion to bastion, and see to the proper state of the defences.