[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [General histories](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general) › [Muntakhab al-tawārīkh](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh) › [Muntakhabu-t-tawarikh (Ranking, Lowe, Haig)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig) › 78.38.5 # Muntakhab al-tawarikh 78.38.5 Muntakhabu-t-tawārīkh (Ranking, Lowe, Haig) 78.38.5 - **Language:** English ### [78.38.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.78.38.5) And Husain Khan, leader of the elephants, who was riding on an elephant behind Man Singh, also joined in the fight. And Man Singh, springing into the place (hauda) of the elephant-driver, exhibited such intrepidity as surpasses all imagination. And one of these two elephants, which was a private one of the Emperor’s fought furiously with the Rana’s elephant (which was named Ram Parshad, and was of exceedingly strong build), and the two kept charging at one another, until by chance an arrow reached a mortal place in the driver of the Rana’s elephant, so that the shock of the charge threw him to the ground. Then the driver of the imperial elephant, with the greatest quickness and address, leapt from his own elephant, and took his seat on that of the Rana, and performed such a deed as none other could have done. On seeing this circumstance the Rana could no longer hold his ground, but left the ranks and fled, and confusion fell on the army of the Rana. Then the young heroes, who acted as the bodyguard of Man Singh, performed such exploits as wore a scarf of red ; and that day through the generalship of Mán Singh the meaning of this line of Mullá Shírí became known: “A Hindu wields the sword of Islám.” - [Previous: 78.38.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.78.38.4) - [Next: 78.38.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.78.38.6) - [Up: 78.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.78.38) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.78.38.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.78.38.5) · Pramāṇa