The Memoirs of Bābur 905.2.1

905.2.1

That evening Taṃbal, having Jahāngīr with him, turned our left and went to a village called Khūbān (var. Khūnān), some 3 _yīghāch_ from us (15 m.?) and between us and Andijān. Next day we moved out against him, formed up with right and left, centre and van, our horses in their mail, our men in theirs, and with foot-soldiers, bearing mantelets, flung to the front. Our right was `Alī-dost and his dependants, our left Ibrāhīm _Sārū_, Wais _Lāgharī_, Sayyidī Qarā, Muḥammad-`alī _Mubashir_, and Khwāja-i-kalān's elder brother, Kīchīk Beg, with several of [Sidenote: Fol. 70.] the household. In the left were inscribed[488] also Sl. Aḥmad _Qarāwal_ and Qūch Beg with their brethren. With me in the centre was Qāsim Beg _Qūchīn_; in the van were Qaṃbar-`alī (the Skinner) and some of the household. When we reached Sāqā, a village two miles east of Khūbān, the enemy came out of Khūbān, arrayed to fight. We, for our part, moved on the faster. At the time of engaging, our foot-soldiers, provided how laboriously with the mantelets! were quite in the rear! By God's grace, there was no need of them; our left had got hands in with their right before they came up. Kīchīk Beg chopped away very well; next to him ranked Muḥammad `Alī _Mubashir_. Not being able to bring equal zeal to oppose us, the enemy took to flight. The fighting did not reach the front of our van or right. Our men brought in many of their braves; we ordered the heads of all to be struck off.