[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) › [Ṭabaqāt-i Akbarī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tabaqat-i-akbari) › [Tabakat-i Akbari of Nizamu-d din Ahmad (extracts)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tabaqat-i-akbari~en-elliot) › 1.4.4 # The Akbarī Generations 1.4.4 Tabakát-i Akbarí of Nizámu-d dín Ahmad (extracts) 1.4.4 - **Language:** English ### [1.4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tabaqat-i-akbari~en-elliot.1.4.4) Sher Khán, emboldened by the dissensions between the brothers, advanced along the banks of the Ganges, and sent a detachment over the river against Kálpí and Etáwah. Kásim Husain Sultán Uzbek, along with Yádgár Násir Mírzá and Sikandar Sultán, fought against the Afgháns in the neighbourhood of Kálpí. They killed a son of Sher Khán who was in command, and a great many men of his army, and they sent his head as an offering to Agra. The Emperor then marched against Sher Khán to the banks of the Ganges, and passed over the river at Kanauj. For one month he remained encamped in sight of the enemy. His army numbered 100,000 horsemen, while that of the Afghans did not exceed 50,000. At this conjuncture, Muhammad Sultan Mirza and his sons again exhibited their perfidy, and without reason fled from the royal army. The detachment which Mirza Kamran had left as a reinforcement also went off to Lahore. So disaffection having become the fashion, many of the troops went off and scattered over various parts of Hindustan. The rainy season came on, and the place where the army was encamped being flooded with water, it was determined to move to higher ground. While this was being done Sher Khan came forth to fight. The battle was fought on the 10th Muharram of this year \[947 H., 17th May, 1540 A.D.\]. Many of the soldiers, being dispirited, fled without fighting. A few only of the bravest went into the fight, and the day being lost, the whole army fled. - [Previous: 1.4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tabaqat-i-akbari~en-elliot.1.4.3) - [Next: 1.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tabaqat-i-akbari~en-elliot.1.4.5) - [Up: 1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tabaqat-i-akbari~en-elliot.1.4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tabaqat-i-akbari~en-elliot.1.4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tabaqat-i-akbari~en-elliot.1.4.4) · Pramāṇa