Tarikh-i Hindi 18.3

18.3

By the favour of Almighty God the enemy again fled, and Baji Rao, chief of the miscreants, was greatly surprised at the courage of that lion of the field of heroism. With great ignominy and shame, he stopped on the banks of the Nerbadda, and as the Mahrattas had suffered great loss in the battle with Nasir Jang, they turned towards Hindustan, in the hope of ravaging that country; because they had been informed that, although they themselves had before now reached to the very suburbs of Dehli, and so many ravages had been committed by Nadir Shah, yet the Emperor was still equally as negligent and indifferent as ever. With this idea they gladly crossed the Nerbadda. Malharji, Pilaji, and other chiefs of the enemy's army, which, according to some, was no less than 50,000 horse, came through Bundelkhand as far as the banks of the Jumna; but suddenly, on hearing that Baji Rao, having fallen into the claws of death, had gone to the deserts of hell, they returned, without accomplishing anything, towards Sattara-garh to meet Raja Sahu. Raghu, nephew of Raja Sahu, at the head of 80,000 horse, fought with Nasir Jang, to avenge the defeat of Baji Rao. Nasir Jang in this battle also gave a complete repulse to the infidel enemy.