[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) › 908.4.2 # The Memoirs of Bābur 908.4.2 The Bābur-nāma in English (A. S. Beveridge) 908.4.2 - **Language:** English ### [908.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.908.4.2) Early one morning, when I was in the Hot-bath, Jahāngīr Mīrzā came into Akhsī, from Marghīnān, a fugitive from Taṃbal. We saw one another, Shaikh Bāyazīd also being present, agitated and afraid. The Mīrzā and Ibrāhīm Beg said, 'Shaikh Bāyazīd must be made prisoner and we must get the citadel into our hands.' In good sooth, the proposal was wise. Said I, 'Promise has been made; how can we break it?' Shaikh Bāyazīd went into the citadel. Men ought to have been posted on the bridge; not even there did we post any-one! These blunders were the fruit of inexperience. At the top of the morning came Taṃbal himself with 2 or 3000 men in mail, crossed the bridge and went into the citadel. To begin with I had had rather few men; when I first went into Akhsī some had been sent to other forts and some had been made commandants and summoners all round. Left with me in Akhsī may have been something over 100 men. We \[Sidenote: Fol. 111b.\] had got to horse with these and were posting braves at the top of one lane after another and making ready for the fight, when Shaikh Bāyazīd and Qaṃbar-\`alī (the Skinner), and Muḥammad-dost\[655\] came gallopping from Taṃbal with talk of peace. - [Previous: 908.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.908.4.1) - [Next: 908.4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.908.4.3) - [Up: 908.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.908.4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.908.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.908.4.2) · Pramāṇa