[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) › 932.2.6 # The Memoirs of Bābur 932.2.6 The Bābur-nāma in English (A. S. Beveridge) 932.2.6 - **Language:** English ### [932.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.932.2.6) They laid siege to Dihlī but could neither take it by assault nor do hurt to the garrison.\[1613\] When Sl. Ibrāhīm heard of their assembly, he got an army to horse against them; when they heard of his approach, they rose from before the place and moved to meet him. They had left matters at this:—"If we attack by day-light, the Afghāns will not desert (to us), for the sake of their reputations with one another; but if we attack at night when one man cannot see another, each man will obey his own orders." Twice over they started at fall of day from a distance of 12 miles (6 \_kurohs\_), and, unable to bring matters to a point, neither advanced nor retired; but just sat on horseback for two or three watches. On a third occasion they delivered an attack when one watch of night remained—their purpose seeming to be the burning of tents and huts! They went; they set fire from every end; they made a disturbance. Jalāl Khān \_Jig-hat\_\[1614\] came with other amīrs and saw \`Ālam Khān. Sl. Ibrāhīm did not bestir himself till shoot of dawn from where he was with a few of his own family\[1615\] within his own enclosure (\_sarācha\_). Meantime \`Ālam Khān's people were busy \[Sidenote: Fol. 257.\] with plunder and booty. Seeing the smallness of their number, Sl. Ibrāhīm's people moved out against them in rather small force with one elephant. \`Ālam Khān's party, not able to make stand against the elephant, ran away. - [Previous: 932.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.932.2.5) - [Next: 932.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.932.2.7) - [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.932.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.932.2.6) · Pramāṇa