[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) › 376.2.3 # The Book of Akbar 376.2.3 The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II 376.2.3 - **Language:** English ### [376.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.376.2.3) The proper thing is to fight in this very place and see what the result will be.” Muhammad Quli spoke roughly and said, “It is a fixed principle with military men that whenever soldiers have gone a bowshot away from the enemy it is difficult to come to close quarters with him again. Why do you unnecessarily bring the Mirza into destruction.” After much talk the Mirza came out from that place and proceeded to retreat. He fell into the enemies’ country and many of his men dispersed. He shaved his head and face and went on with a few men, thinking that in this way they might perhaps get out. When they had gone some way their horses became tired out. They took to their feet and marched for two days more. Then getting ponies they came to a village in order to get something to eat. Meanwhile the brother of Kul Kafir recognised the Mirza and arrested him with the aid of the villagers and took him before Pir Muhammad Khan. He confined him for some days and spoke of releasing him. The impure wretches of Transoxiana came in numbers to visit the Mirza on account of a similarity of disposition. Pir Muhammad Khan grew suspicious and hastened to put him to death. The chronogram of this occurrence was Kirak kusht (Kirak killed, 967) Karak was the name of an executioner. M. Sulaiman found the chronogram Ko nakhl-i-umed-i-pidr (“where is the sapling of a father’s hope,” 967). Two days before this event M. Ibrahim composed an ode (qasida) of which the opening lines were— - [Previous: 376.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.376.2.2) - [Next: 376.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.376.2.4) - [Up: 376.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.376.2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.376.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.376.2.3) · Pramāṇa