[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) › 907.2.6 # The Memoirs of Bābur 907.2.6 The Bābur-nāma in English (A. S. Beveridge) 907.2.6 - **Language:** English ### [907.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.907.2.6) Precisely as Chīngīz Khān laid down his rules, so the Mughūls still observe them. Each man has his place, just where his ancestors had it; right, right,—left, left,—centre, centre. The most reliable men go to the extreme points of the right and left. The Chīrās and Begchīk clans always demand to go to the point in the right.\[606\] At that time the Beg of the Chīrās tūmān was a very bold brave, Qāshka (Mole-marked) Maḥmud and the beg of the renowned Begchīk tūmān was Ayūb \_Begchīk\_. These two, disputing which should go out to the point, drew swords on one another. At last it seems to have been settled that one should take the highest place in the hunting-circle, the other, in the battle-array. Next day after making the circle, it was hunted near Sāmsīrak; \[Sidenote: Fol. 101.\] thence move was made to the Tūrāk Four-gardens. On that day and in that camp, I finished the first ode I ever finished. Its opening couplet is as follows;— Except my soul, no friend worth trust found I (\_wafādār tāpmādīm\_); Except my heart, no confidant found I (\_asrār tāpmādīm\_). There were six couplets; every ode I finished later was written just on this plan. - [Previous: 907.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.907.2.5) - [Next: 907.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.907.2.7) - [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.907.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.907.2.6) · Pramāṇa