[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) › 908.1.6 # The Memoirs of Bābur 908.1.6 The Bābur-nāma in English (A. S. Beveridge) 908.1.6 - **Language:** English ### [908.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.908.1.6) All his men had adorned themselves in Mughūl fashion. There they were in Mughūl caps (\_būrk\_); long coats of Chinese satin, broidered with stitchery, Mughūl quivers and saddles of green shagreen-leather, and Mughūl horses adorned in a unique fashion. He had brought rather few men, over 1000 and under 2000 may-be. He was a man of singular manners, a mighty master of the sword, and brave. Amongst arms he preferred to trust to the sword. He used to say that of arms there are, the \_shash-par\_\[623\] (six-flanged mace), the \_piyāzī\_ (rugged mace), the \_kīstin\_,\[624\] the \_tabar-zīn\_ (saddle-hatchet) and the \_bāltū\_ (battle-axe), all, if they strike, work only with what of them first touches, but the sword, if it touch, works from point to hilt. He never parted with his keen-edged sword; it was either at his waist or to his hand. He was a little rustic and rough-of-speech, \[Sidenote: Fol. 103b.\] through having grown up in an out-of-the-way place. When, adorned in the way described, I went with him to The Khān, Khwāja Abū'l-makāram asked, 'Who is this honoured sulṯān?' and till I spoke, did not recognize me. (\_c. The Khāns march into Farghāna against Taṃbal.\_) - [Previous: 908.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.908.1.5) - [Next: 908.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.908.1.7) - [Up: 908.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.908.1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.908.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.908.1.6) · Pramāṇa