The Memoirs of Bābur 903.1.2

903.1.2

The Samarkandīs, fancying that our move from the one ground to the other meant, 'He has given it up,' came out, soldiers and townsmen in alliance (through the Turquoise Gate), as far as the Mīrzā's Bridge and, through the Shaikh-zāda's Gate, as far as Muḥammad Chap's. We ordered our braves to arm and ride out; they were strongly attacked from both sides, from Muḥammad Chap's Bridge and from the Mīrzā's, but God brought it right! our foes were beaten. Begs of the best and the boldest of braves our men unhorsed and brought in. Amongst them Ḥāfiẓ _Dūldāī's_ (son) Muḥammad _Mīskin_[339] was taken, after his index-finger had been struck off; Muḥammad Qāsim _Nabīra_ also was unhorsed and brought in by his own younger brother, Ḥasan _Nabīra_.[340] There were many other such soldiers and known men. Of the town-rabble, were brought in Diwāna, the tunic-weaver and _Kālqāshūq_,[341] headlong leaders both, in brawl and tumult; they [Sidenote: Fol. 43b.] were ordered to death with torture in blood-retaliation for our foot-soldiers, killed at the Lovers' Cave.[342] This was a complete reverse for the Samarkandīs; they came out no more even when our men used to go to the very edge of the ditch and bring back their slaves and slave-women.