The Akbarī Generations 78.4.5

78.4.5

The Imperial army occupied Dúlaka, and at night Kalij Khán returned to Ahmadabád. I and my companions followed Muzaffar. One night and the next day we travelled forty-five kos. On reaching Biram-gam, we heard that Muzaffar had gone to the village of Akhar, which was four kos off, and had there shut up Saiyid Mustafa, son of Saiyid Jalál, who happened to be there with his family. Night had come on, and we were unable to proceed farther. So I sent twenty horsemen, with a pair of kettle-drums, directing them to go about a kos from the village, and beat them, that Muzaffar might suppose our army to be near and give up the siege. By God's help my stratagem succeeded, the beleaguered people were released, and Muzaffar went off to the Ran and Kach. In the morning I mounted and hastened off in pursuit, I went as far as the Ran; then leaving an outpost in the village of Jhajusa, near the water, I returned to Ahmadabad. Four months afterwards, the zamíndárs of Kach collected a force of nearly a thousand horse and ten thousand foot, under the command of Jasa and Bajain, nephews of Khangár. They proceeded to the village of Radhanpur, one of the dependencies of Pattan, and laid siege to the fort. When intelligence of this arrived at Ahmadabad, I and * * went off to relieve the place. On hearing of our approach, the enemy took flight, passed over the Ran, and went into their own country.