[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) › 912.3.5 # The Memoirs of Bābur 912.3.5 The Bābur-nāma in English (A. S. Beveridge) 912.3.5 - **Language:** English ### [912.3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.912.3.5) (\_n. Bābur leaves Khurāsān.\_) Very pressingly had Muḥ Barandūq Beg and Ẕū'n-nūn \_Arghūn\_ said, "Winter here!" but they had given me no winter-quarters nor had they made any winter-arrangements for me. Winter came on; snow fell on the mountains between us and Kābul; anxiety grew about Kābul; no winter-quarters were offered, no arrangements made! As we could not speak out, of necessity we left Herī! On the pretext of finding winter-quarters, we got out of the town on the 7th day of the month of Sha\`bān (Dec. 24th 1506 AD.), and went to near Bādghīs. Such were our slowness and our tarryings that the Ramẓān-moon was seen a few marches only beyond the Langar of Mir Ghiyāṣ.\[1217\] Of our braves who were absent on various affairs, some joined us, some followed us into Kābul 20 days or a month later, some stayed in Herī and took service with the Mīrzās. One of these last was Sayyidīm \`Alī the gate-ward, who became Badī\`u'z-zamān Mīrzā's retainer. To no servant of Khusrau Shāh had I shewn so much favour as to him; he had been given Ghaznī when Jahāngīr Mīrzā abandoned it, and in it when he came away with the army, had left his younger brother Dost-i-anjū (?) Shaikh. There were in truth \[Sidenote: Fol. 192b.\] no better men amongst Khusrau Shāh's retainers than this man Sayyidīm \`Alī the gate-ward and Muḥibb-i-\`alī the armourer. Sayyidīm was of excellent nature and manners, a bold swordsman, a singularly competent and methodical man. His house was never without company and assembly; - [Previous: 912.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.912.3.4) - [Next: 912.3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.912.3.6) - [Up: 912.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.912.3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.912.3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.912.3.5) · Pramāṇa