[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) › 904.1.6 # The Memoirs of Bābur 904.1.6 The Bābur-nāma in English (A. S. Beveridge) 904.1.6 - **Language:** English ### [904.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.904.1.6) Aūzūn Ḥasan and Taṃbal, for their parts, gathered together what soldiers and Mughūls they had and called up the men accustomed to serve in the Andijān and Akhsī armies. Then, bringing Jahāngīr Mīrzā with them, they came to Sapān, a village 2 m. east of Marghīnān, a few days after our arrival, and dismounted there with the intention of besieging Marghīnān. They advanced a day or two later, formed up to fight, as far as the suburbs. Though after the departure of the Commanders, Qāsim Beg, Ibrāhīm \_Sārū\_ and Wais \_Lāgharī\_, few men were left with me, those there were formed up, sallied out and prevented the enemy from advancing beyond the suburbs. On that day, Page Khalīl, the turban-twister, went well forward and got his hand into the work. They had come; they could do nothing; on two other days they failed to get near the fort. \[Sidenote: Fol. 62.\] When Qāsim Beg went into the hills on the south of Andijān, all the Ashpārī, Tūrūqshār, Chīkrāk, and the peasants and highland and lowland clans came in for us. When the Commanders, Ibrāhīm \_Sārū\_ and Wais \_Lāgharī\_, crossed the river to the Akhsī side, Pāp and several other forts came in. - [Previous: 904.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.904.1.5) - [Next: 904.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.904.1.7) - [Up: 904.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.904.1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.904.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.904.1.6) · Pramāṇa