Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 63.7.9
History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs) 63.7.9
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63.7.9
Asuf Khan next proceeded to Chouraghur, and took it by storm, and the son of the Rany, or Queen, who was but an infant, was trodden to death in the confusion. Independently of the jewels, the images of gold and silver, and other valuables, no fewer than a hundred jars of gold coins of the reign of Alla-ood-Deen Khiljy also fell into the hands of the conqueror. Of all this booty Asuf Khan presented to the King only a small part; and of a thousand elephants, which he took, he sent only three hundred indifferent animals to the King, and none of the jewels.