The Memoirs of Bābur 932.3.6

932.3.6

Milwat was given into the charge of Muḥ. `Alī _Jang-jang_ who, pledging his own life for it, left his elder brother Arghūn and a party of braves in it. A body of from 200 to 250 Afghāns were told off to reinforce him. Khwāja Kalān had loaded several camels with Ghaznī wines. A party was held in his quarters overlooking the fort and the whole camp, some drinking _`araq_, some wine. It was a varied party. (_m. Jaswān-valley._) Marching on, we crossed a low hill of the grazing-grounds (_arghā-dāl-līq_) of Milwat and went into the _dūn_, as Hindūstānīs are understood to call a dale (_julga_).[1640] In this dale is a running-water[1641] of Hindūstān; along its sides are many villages; and it is said to be the pargana of the Jaswāl, that is to say, of Dilāwar Khān's maternal uncles. It lies there shut-in, with meadows along its torrent, rice cultivated here and there, a three or four mill-stream flowing in its trough, its width from two to [Sidenote: Fol. 260b.] four miles, six even in places, villages on the skirts of its hills—hillocks they are rather—where there are no villages, peacocks, monkeys, and many fowls which, except that they are mostly of one colour, are exactly like house-fowls. As no reliable news was had of Ghāzī Khān, we arranged for Tardīka to go with Bīrīm Deo _Malinhās_ and capture him wherever he might be found.