[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) › 933.1.5 # The Memoirs of Bābur 933.1.5 The Bābur-nāma in English (A. S. Beveridge) 933.1.5 - **Language:** English ### [933.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.933.1.5) he now took it on himself to say, "If the Pādshāh appoint an army, it will be my part by promise and persuasion to bring in the quiver-weavers of Bīāna and to effect the capture of that fort." This being so, the following orders were given to the braves of Tardī Beg's expedition, "As \`Ālam Khān, a local man, has taken it on himself to serve and submit in this manner, act you with him and in the way he approves in this matter of Bīāna." Swordsmen though some Hindūstānīs may be, most of them are ignorant and unskilled in military move and stand (\_yūrūsh u tūrūsh\_), in soldierly counsel and procedure. When our expedition joined \`Ālam Khān, he paid no attention to what any-one else said, did not consider whether his action was good or bad, but went close up to Bīāna, taking our men with him. Our expedition numbered from 250 to 300 Turks with somewhat over 2000 Hindūstānīs and local people, while Niẕām Khān of Bīāna's Afghāns and \_sipāhīs\[1970\]\_ were an army of over 4000 horse and of \[Sidenote: Fol. 304.\] foot-men themselves again, more than 10,000. Niẕām Khān looked his opponents over, sallied suddenly out and, his massed horse charging down, put our expeditionary force to flight. His men unhorsed his elder brother \`Ālam Khān, took 5 or 6 others prisoner and contrived to capture part of the baggage. As we had already made encouraging promises to Niẕām Khān, we now, spite of this last impropriety, pardoned all earlier and this later fault, and sent him royal letters. - [Previous: 933.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.933.1.4) - [Next: 933.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.933.1.6) - [Up: 933.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.933.1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.933.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.933.1.5) · Pramāṇa