The Rashīdī History 1.2

1.2

While this was passing, Sher Khan advanced to the banks of the Ganges, and passed his army over. Kutb Khan, his son, marched towards Etawa and Kalpi. These territories were the iktas of Husain Sultan, who was one of the Uzbek Sultans, and Yadgar Nasir Mirza, son of Nasir Mirza, the brother of the Emperor Babar. Part of Kalpi belonged to Kamran Mirza, and he had sent to that district Iskandar Sultan as his representative. These three persons marched against Kutb Khan, who was slain in the battle, and they gained a complete victory. The Emperor now marched from Agra towards the Ganges against Sher Khan. [The writer goes on to explain at length his reasons for leaving Kamran, and joining the Emperor.] Although Mirza Kamran would not consent to my parting from him, I remained behind without his consent. Kamran Mirza himself, shamefully leaving only Iskandar Sultan with about 1000 men as auxiliaries, went off to Lahore, taking with him all the men of Agra he could carry with him; thus giving strength to the enemy and preparing defeat for his friends. The Imperial army reached the banks of the Ganges in the best way that it could. There it encamped and lay for about a month, the Emperor being on one side of the river, and Sher Khan on the other, facing each other. The armies may have amounted to more than 200,000 men.