The Memoirs of Bābur 913.1.1

913.1.1

913 AH.-MAY 13TH 1507 TO MAY 2ND 1508 AD.[1246] (_a. Raid on the Ghiljī Afghāns._) We had ridden out of Kābul with the intention of over-running the Ghiljī;[1247] when we dismounted at Sar-i-dih news was brought that a mass of Mahmands (Afghāns) was lying in Masht and Sih-kāna one _yīghāch_ (_circa_ 5 m.) away from us.[1248] Our begs and braves agreed in saying, "The Mahmands must be over-run", but I said, "Would it be right to turn aside and raid our own peasants instead of doing what we set out to do? It cannot be."