The Book of Akbar 161.2

161.2

He made known to his Majesty the Mirzas' evil intentions and his Majesty on being apprized thereof hastened by way of Citor so that the Mirzas might not get to Agra before him. By good fortune he came up with them on the way, near Citor. The helpless Mirzas submitted to his Majesty and he out of innate kindness and clemency did not regard their offences and made universal forgiveness, the intercessor for their faults. He made liberality to supplement forgiveness and distinguished them by princely gifts. One of the evils of the time which were the cause of his Majesty's returning from this country to Agra was that Muhammad Sultan Mirza and his son Ulugh Mirza, who had deviated from the highway of obedience and become rebellious, as has been already mentioned; emerged at this time, owing to their constitutional worthlessness, from the corner of contempt and raised the head of molestation. Thus did those who had been appointed to blind him receive a lesson. They now attacked pargana Bilgram and then proceeded to Qanauj. The sons of Khusrau Kokaltash, who were there asked quarter and yielded up Qanauj to them. M. Hindal who was in Agra, went forth to quell this disturbance, and the two armies met after he had crossed the Ganges at Bilgram. A battle ensued, and as the vogue of rebels and strife mongers is like a grass-fire the flames were extinguished in a moment by the blowing of Fortune’s gale. The north wind of victory blew and the victorious army pursued and came to Oudh.