The Akbarī Generations 10.2

10.2

He spent much of his time in the society of singers and musicians. When the Imperial army was at ten kos from Sarangpur, Adham Khan sent forward an advanced force to the entrenchments which Baz Bahadur had thrown up around his army. Several attempts were made to entice him out of his lines, and the royal forces drew together in order to surround him. Baz Bahadur then threw off his apathy, and marched out to give battle. But the Afghan nobles in his army were disaffected, and made their escape, and he himself was obliged to take flight. Rup-mati, his favourite wife, who used to recite poetry, several other wives, and all his treasure fell into the hands of the Imperial forces. As the fugitives were making off, a eunuch of Baz Bahadur's wounded Rup-mati with a sword, to prevent her falling into the hands of strangers; and when Adham Khan summoned her to his presence, she took poison and killed herself.