[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) › 935.8.4 # The Memoirs of Bābur 935.8.4 The Bābur-nāma in English (A. S. Beveridge) 935.8.4 - **Language:** English ### [935.8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.935.8.4) At the Afternoon Prayer, Sl. Muḥammad the Pay-master came by boat from the other side of the river, bringing news that the army of Sl. Iskandar's son Maḥmūd Khān whom rebels style Sl. Maḥmūd,\[2517\] had broken up. The same news was brought in by a spy who had gone out at the Mid-day Prayer from where we were; and a dutiful letter, agreeing with what the spy had reported, came from Tāj Khān \_Sārang-khānī\_ between the Afternoon and Evening Prayers. Sl. Muḥammad gave the following particulars:—that the rebels on reaching Chunār seemed to have laid siege to it and to have done a little fighting, but had risen in disorderly fashion when they heard of our approach; that Afghāns who had crossed the river for Benares, had turned back in like disorder; that two of their boats had sunk in crossing and a body of their men been drowned. (\_tt. Incidents of the eastward march resumed.\_) (\_March 6th\_) After marching at Sunday's dawn (\_25th\_) and doing 6 \_kurohs\_ (12m.), Sīr-auliya,\[2518\] a \_pargana\_ of Pīāg\*\[2519\] was reached. I went direct by boat. Aīsan-tīmūr Sl. and Tūkhta-būghā Sl. had dismounted half-way, and were waiting to see me.\[2520\] I, for my part, invited them into the boat. Tūkhta-būghā Sl. must have wrought magic, for a bitter wind rose and rain began to fall. It became quite windy(?)\[2521\] on which account I ate \_ma\`jūn\_, although I had done so on the previous day. Having come to the encamping-ground....\[2522\] - [Previous: 935.8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.935.8.3) - [Next: 935.8.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.935.8.5) - [Up: 935.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.935.8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.935.8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.935.8.4) · Pramāṇa