[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) › 1.6.2 # The Akbarī Generations 1.6.2 Tabakát-i Akbarí of Nizámu-d dín Ahmad (extracts) 1.6.2 - **Language:** English ### [1.6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tabaqat-i-akbari~en-elliot.1.6.2) The army encamped by a well which contained a little water, and the party which had lost its way during the night now came in, which was another cause of rejoicing. Next day the march was resumed, and for three days no water was found. On the fourth they reached a well: a drum was beaten when the bucket reached the surface of the earth, to give the bullock-driver notice to stop; for the well was so deep that a call would not reach him. In the intensity of their thirst, some men could not restrain themselves. Four or five threw themselves upon the bucket, the rope broke, and the bucket fell back into the well. Overcome with suffering, they uttered cries and lamentations, and some cast themselves intentionally into the well. In this way many perished through thirst. Next day the march was resumed, and at the hottest time they reached a river (áb). The horses and camels had not tasted water for several days, and now they drank so much that many of them died. - [Previous: 1.6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tabaqat-i-akbari~en-elliot.1.6.1) - [Next: 1.6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tabaqat-i-akbari~en-elliot.1.6.3) - [Up: 1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tabaqat-i-akbari~en-elliot.1.6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tabaqat-i-akbari~en-elliot.1.6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tabaqat-i-akbari~en-elliot.1.6.2) · Pramāṇa