[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) › [Bābur (1526–1530)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur) › [Bāburnāma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama) › [The Babur-nama in English (A. S. Beveridge)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge) › 902.1 # The Memoirs of Bābur 902.1 The Bābur-nāma in English (A. S. Beveridge) 902.1 - **Language:** English ### [902.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.902.1) 902 AH.—SEP. 9TH. 1496 TO AUG. 30TH. 1497 AD.\[309\] (\_a. Bābur's second attempt on Samarkand.\_) This winter, Bāī-sunghar Mīrzā's affairs were altogether in a good way. When \`Abdu'l-karīm \_Ushrit\_ came on Sl. \`Alī Mīrzā's part to near Kūfīn, Mahdī Sl. led out a body of Bāī-sunghar Mīrzā's troops against him. The two commanders meeting exactly face to face, Mahdī Sl. pricked \`Abdu'l-karīm's horse with his Chirkas\[310\] sword so that it fell, and as \`Abdu'l-karīm was getting to his feet, struck off his hand at the wrist. Having taken him, they gave his men a good beating. These (Aūzbeg) sulṯāns, seeing the affairs of Samarkand and the Gates of the (Tīmūrid) Mīrzās tottering to their fall, went off in good time (\_āīrtā\_) into the open country (?)\[311\] for Shaibānī. Pleased\[312\] with their small success (over \`Abdu'l-karīm), the Samarkandīs drew an army out against Sl. \`Alī Mīrzā; Bāī-sunghar Mīrzā went to Sar-i-pul (Bridge-head), Sl. \`Alī Mīrzā to Khwāja Kārzūn. Meantime, Khwāja Abū'l-makāram, at the instigation of Khwāja Munīr of Aūsh, rode light against \[Sidenote: Fol. 39.\] Bukhārā with Wais \_Lāgharī\_ and Muḥammad Bāqir of the Andijān begs, and Qāsim \_Dūldāī\_ and some of the Mīrzā's household. As the Bukhāriots took precautions when the invaders got near the town, they could make no progress. They therefore retired. - [Previous: 901.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.901.12) - [Next: 902.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.902.2) - [Up: 902](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.902) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.902.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.902.1) · Pramāṇa