The Book of Akbar 161.3

161.3

There Ulugh Beg M. and his sons had gathered an army and again offered battle. Meanwhile the news came of the arrival of the victorious army from Gujrat to Agra. The wretched enemy again fought and were again defeated. Mirza Hindal returned victorious and kissed the sublime threshold. When the grand army of his Majesty Jahanbani arrived at Agra Bhupal Rai, governor of Bijagada (in Nimar), finding the fort of Mandu undefended boldly entered it, and Qadir Shah returned to Mandu, and also Miran Muhammad Faruqi came there from Burhanpur. Sultan Bahadur after staying about two weeks in Champanir returned to Diu. When his Majesty Jahanbani and the invincible fortune of his family had turned away from Bahadur with glories of power and majesty, an event which he thought to be to his advantage became the cause of his ruin. For after being routed by the victorious army, and after beholding the impact of the majestic troops he sent persons with presents to the Feringhī Viceroy who was the Warden of the Ports, and invited him to come to him. At the time when M. ‘Askarī went off from Gujrāt and the Sultān had come to Diu, the Viceroy arrived there by sea with ships and soldiers. When he learned the state of affairs he grew apprehensive, lest now that the Sultān was independent of his help he would act perfidiously after an interview.