[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) › 907.2.5 # The Memoirs of Bābur 907.2.5 The Bābur-nāma in English (A. S. Beveridge) 907.2.5 - **Language:** English ### [907.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.907.2.5) When, a few days later, The Khān heard that Taṃbal had gone up into Aūrā-tīpā, he got his army to horse and rode out from Tāshkīnt. Between Bīsh-kīnt and Sām-sīrak he formed up into array of right and left and saw the count\[602\] of his men. This done, the standards were acclaimed in Mughūl fashion.\[603\] The Khān dismounted and nine standards were set up in front of him. A Mughūl tied a long strip of white cloth to the thigh-bone (\_aūrta aīlīk\_) of a cow and took the other end in his hand. Three other long strips of white cloth were tied to the staves of three of the (nine) standards, just below the yak-tails, and their other ends were brought for The Khān to stand on one and for me and Sl. Muḥ. Khānika to stand each on one of the two others. The Mughūl who had hold of the strip of cloth \[Sidenote: Fol. 100b.\] fastened to the cow's leg, then said something in Mughūl while he looked at the standards and made signs towards them. The Khān and those present sprinkled \_qumīz\_\[604\] in the direction of the standards; hautbois and drums were sounded towards them;\[605\] the army flung the war-cry out three times towards them, mounted, cried it again and rode at the gallop round them. - [Previous: 907.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.907.2.4) - [Next: 907.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.907.2.6) - [Up: 907.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.907.2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.907.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.907.2.5) · Pramāṇa