The Memoirs of Bābur 1.10

1.10

For effecting this object, next morning I left Khwajah Mir Miran and Miram Nasir in charge of the camp, and about breakfast time, set out with a body of light troops, to fall upon Hati Gakkar, who, a few days before, had killed Tatar, seized the country of Parhalah, and was now at Parhalah, as has been mentioned. About afternoon prayers we halted and baited our horses; and set off again about bed-time prayers. Our guide was a servant of the Malik-hast, named Surpa. He was a Gujar. All night long we proceeded straight on in our course, but halted towards morning, and sent on Beg Muhammad Mughal towards their camp. When it was beginning to be light, we again mounted; and about luncheon time put on our armour and increased our speed. About a kos from the place where we had made this halt, Parhalah began to appear faintly in sight. The skirmishers were now pushed forward; the right wing proceeded to the east of Parhalah. Kuch Beg, who belonged to that wing, was directed to follow in their rear, by way of reserve. The left wing and centre poured in straight towards Parhalah. Dost Beg was appointed to command the party charged to support the left wing and centre, who made the direct attack on Parhalah. Parhalah, which stands high in the midst of deep valleys and ravines, has two roads leading to it; one of them on the south-east, which was the road that we advanced by. This road runs along the edge of the ravines, and has ravines and precipices on both sides.