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The Book of Akbar 138.8

The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II 138.8

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138.8

At one time orders were given to Qasim Husain Sultan, Ahmad Yusuf and Qawam Beg; at another to Hindu Beg Qucin; at another to Muhammad Kokultash and Khwajagi Asad. After that Yunus 'Ali, Shah Mansur Barlas and ‘Abdul-l-lah Kitabdar received orders. Then Dost Ishak Aqa, Muhammad Khalil Akhta Begi were sent to assist. The enemy’s right wing repeatedly attacked the left wing of the victorious army but every time the loyal souled Ghazis affixed some of them to the ground by a rain of calamitous arrows, and slew many of them with the lightning of daggers and scimitars. Muman Atka and Rustam Turkaman acting according to orders, attacked the benighted bands from the rear, and Mulla Mahmud and ‘Ali Atka Bashliq who were servants of Khwaja Khalifa went to their assistance. Muhammad Sultan Mirza, ‘Adil Sultan, ‘Abdu-l-‘aziz Mir Akhur, Qatlaq Qadam Qarawal, Muhammad ‘Ali Jang Jang, Shah Husain Barbegi and Mughal Ghanji engaged in action and maintained a firm position. Khwaja Husain went with a body of the household troops to their assistance and all the victorious warriors,—who with jeopardy of their lives devoted themselves to service,—made lofty the standards of toil by taking vengeance on the enemy, and choked the springs of the enemy’s hope with the dust of failure.