[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) › 903.4.9 # The Memoirs of Bābur 903.4.9 The Bābur-nāma in English (A. S. Beveridge) 903.4.9 - **Language:** English ### [903.4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.903.4.9) By those words of false alloy, having put Sl. Mas\`ūd Mīrzā off his guard, Khusrau Shāh and Bāī-sunghar Mīrzā moved light out of Chaghānīān, surrounded Ḥiṣār and, at beat of morning-drum, took possession of it. Sl. Mas\`ūd Mīrzā was in Daulat Sarāī, a house his father had built in the suburbs. Not being able to get into the fort, he drew off towards Khutlān with Shaikh \`Abu'l-lāh \_Barlās\_, parted from him half-way, crossed the river at the Aūbāj ferry and betook himself to Sl. Ḥusain Mīrzā. Khusrau Shāh, having taken Ḥiṣār, set Bāī-sunghar \[Sidenote: Fol. 57.\] Mīrzā on the throne, gave Khutlān to his own younger brother, Walī and rode a few days later, to lay siege to Balkh where, with many of his father's begs, was Ibrāhīm Ḥusain Mīrzā (\_Bāī-qarā\_). He sent Naẕar \_Bahādur\_, his chief retainer, on in advance with 3 or 400 men to near Balkh, and himself taking Bāī-sunghar Mīrzā with him, followed and laid the siege. - [Previous: 903.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.903.4.8) - [Next: 903.5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.903.5.1) - [Up: 903.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.903.4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.903.4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.903.4.9) · Pramāṇa