[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) › 932.3.2 # The Memoirs of Bābur 932.3.2 The Bābur-nāma in English (A. S. Beveridge) 932.3.2 - **Language:** English ### [932.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.932.3.2) (\_Jan. 2nd and 3rd\_) After starting those begs ahead, we crossed the Bīāh-water (Beas) opposite Kanwāhīn\[1624\] and dismounted. From there we marched to the foot of the valley of Fort Milwat, making two night-halts on the way. The begs who had arrived before us, and also those of Hindūstān were ordered to dismount in such a way as to besiege the place closely. A grandson of Daulat Khān, son of his eldest son \`Alī Khān, Ismā\`īl Khān by name, came out of Milwat to see me; he took back promise mingled with threat, kindness with menace. (\_Jan. 5th\_) On Friday (Rabī\` I. 21st) I moved camp forward to within a mile of the fort, went myself to examine the place, posted right, left and centre, then returned to camp. Daulat Khān sent to represent to me that Ghāzī Khān had \[Sidenote: Fol. 258b.\] fled into the hills, and that, if his own faults were pardoned, he would take service with me and surrender Milwat. Khwāja Mīr-i-mīrān was sent to chase fear from his heart and to escort him out; he came, and with him his son \`Alī Khān. I had ordered that the two swords he had girt to his waist to fight me with, should be hung from his neck. Was such a rustic blockhead possible! With things as they were, he still made pretensions! When he was brought a little forward, I ordered the swords to be removed from his neck. At the time of our seeing one another\[1625\] he hesitated to kneel; I ordered them to pull his leg and make him do so. - [Previous: 932.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.932.3.1) - [Next: 932.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.932.3.3) - [Up: 932.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.932.3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.932.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.932.3.2) · Pramāṇa