[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) › 932.2.2 # The Memoirs of Bābur 932.2.2 The Bābur-nāma in English (A. S. Beveridge) 932.2.2 - **Language:** English ### [932.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.932.2.2) The slaves and servants, good and bad, who had gone out after provisions, went further than this\[1604\] and heedlessly scattered over jungle and plain, hill and broken ground. Owing to this, a few were overcome; Kīchkīna \_tūnqiṯār\_ died there. (\_Dec. 24th\_) Marching on, we crossed the Bihat-water at a ford below Jīlam (Jīhlam) and there dismounted. Walī \_Qīzīl\_ (Rufus) came there to see me. He was the Sīālkot reserve, and held the parganas of Bīmrūkī and Akrīāda. Thinking about Sīālkot, \[Sidenote: Fol. 255.\] I took towards him the position of censure and reproach. He excused himself, saying "I had come to my \_pargana\_ before Khusrau Kūkūldāsh left Sīālkot; he did not even send me word." After listening to his excuse, I said, "Since thou hast paid no attention to Sīālkot, why didst thou not join the begs in Lāhor?" He was convicted, but as work was at hand, I did not trouble about his fault. (\_h. Scouts sent with orders to Lāhor.\_) (\_Dec. 25th\_) Sayyid T̤ūfān and Sayyid Lāchīn were sent galloping off, each with a pair-horse,\[1605\] to say in Lāhor, "Do not join battle; meet us at Sīālkot or Parsrūr" (mod. Pasrūr). It was in everyone's mouth that Ghāzī Khān had collected 30 to 40,000 men, that Daulat Khān, old as he was, had girt two swords to his waist, and that they were resolved to fight. Thought I, "The proverb says that ten friends are better than nine; do you not make a mistake: when the Lāhor begs have joined you, fight there and then!" - [Previous: 932.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.932.2.1) - [Next: 932.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.932.2.3) - [Up: 932.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.932.2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.932.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.932.2.2) · Pramāṇa