[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) › 154.5 # The Book of Akbar 154.5 The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II 154.5 - **Language:** English ### [154.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.154.5) After 17 days, when the auspicious hour had arrived, his Majesty Jahanbani resolved that an attack should be made on the camp of Sultan Bahadur. Meanwhile the fear and distress of the Gujratis increased daily, and the conditions of misfortune became more marked. At length by the Divine favour, on the night of Sunday, 21st Shawwal, (25th April), Sultan Bahadur grew distracted, and ordered that his cannon and great mortars should be crammed full of powder and set fire to so that they should burst. When evening came, Sultan Bahadur got out by a slit in the enclosure (sara-parda), accompanied by Miran Muhammad Shah and a few others of his intimates and set off for Mandu, taking first the road to Agra in order to throw out pursuers. Sadr Khan and ‘Imadu-l-mulk Khasakhail took, with 20,000 horse, the direct road to Mandu. Muhammad Zaman Mirza went off towards Lahor with a body of men in order to stir up a commotion there. That day there was a strange uproar and confusion in the Gujrati array, nor was the real state of matters known in the royal camp. His Majesty Jahanbani remained under arms with 30,000 men from evening till morning and awaited the good news of a mysterious victory. At length after one watch (i.e., three hours) of the day it became known that Sultan Bahadur had fled to Mandu. The heroes of the victorious army came to the camp of Sultan Bahadur and set about plundering it. A quantity of spoil, including many elephants, and horses fell into their hands. - [Previous: 154.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.154.4) - [Next: 154.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.154.6) - [Up: 154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.154) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.154.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.154.5) · Pramāṇa