[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Mughals (1526–1857)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal) › [Akbar (1556–1605)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar) › [Akbarnāma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama) › [The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge) › 130 # The Book of Akbar 130: CHAPTER XVII. The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II 130 - **Language:** English ### [130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.130) him. Baban, who was one of the nobles of Hindustan, came in on this day and did homage. His Majesty Jahanbani gained an easy victory. On Monday, the 21st of the same month, he returned to the camp. His Majesty bestowed on him, Hisar-firuza with its dependencies and subordinate districts (lawāḥiq) which were worth a kror and also a kror in money as a guerdon for this victory which was the first of countless ones. The army continued its march. News repeatedly came that Sultan Ibrahim was advancing with 100,000 cavalry and 1,000 elephants. The army encamped near Sirsawah (Sirsa). Here Haidar Quli (Text, 'Ali) a servant of Khwaja Kilan Beg who had been sent to procure information brought the news that Daud Khan and Haitim Khan (Text, Hatim) had advanced in front of Sultan Ibrahim's camp with five or six thousand horse. Accordingly on Sunday, 18 Jumada-l-akhar (1st April) Chin Timur Sultan, Muhammad Sultan Mirza, Mahdi Khwaja, 'Adil Sultan, with the whole left wing commanded by Sultan Junaid, Shah Mir Husain and Qutlaq Qadam, as well as part of the centre under Yunus 'Ali, 'Abdu-l-lah Ahmadi, Kita Beg and others, were appointed to operate against this body. And these heroes proceeding swiftly to the field of battle, were victorious over the enemy and slew a great number of them with the lightning of the sword and the rain of the arrow. Haitim Khan with 70 others were made prisoners and sent alive to the exalted camp where they suffered capital punishment. Orders were issued that wheeled carriages should be collected and Ustad 'Ali Quli was directed to yoke them together in the Ottoman (Rum) manner with chains and cow-hides of which they made ropes. Between every two carriages there were placed six or seven gabions so that the matchlockmen might fire their pieces from behind them in security. In a few days these arrangements were completed. At length on Thursday, the last day of Jumada-l-akhar (12th April) the phoenix (huma) of victory made a shade with his wings at the city of Panipat. The ranks of the army were arranged in an excellent manner. The right wing rested on the city and environs, and the carriages and gabions were placed in front of the centre. The left wing was defended by trees and ditches. Sultan Ibrahim, with a large army was drawn up six kos from the city and for a week the young men and the veterans daily engaged numerous bodies of the enemy on the borders of the hostile camp and were always victorious. At length on Friday, 8 Rajab (20th April) Sultan Ibrahim marched against the camp with a mighty army and an array of elephants. His Majesty Giti-sitani also drew up his forces and adorned the battle-field in the following manner. - [Previous: 129.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.129.6) - [Next: 131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.131) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.130) · Pramāṇa