The Memoirs of Bābur 2.2.7

2.2.7

After marching from Dún we came to Rúpúr. While we stayed at Rúpúr it rained incessantly, and was so extremely cold that many of the starving and hungry Hindustánis died. After marching from Rúpúr, we had halted at Karil, opposite to Sihrind (Sirhind), when a Hindustáni presented himself, assuming the style of an ambassador from Sultán Ibráhím. Though he had no letters or credentials, yet as he requested that one of my people might accompany him back as my ambassador, I accordingly did send back a Sawádi Tinkatár along with him. These poor men had no sooner arrived in Ibráhím's camp than he ordered them both to be thrown into prison. The very day that we defeated Ibráhím, the Sawádi was set at liberty and waited on me. After two marches more we halted on the banks of the stream of Banur and Sanur. This is a running water, of which there are few in Hindustan, except large rivers. They call it the stream of Kagar. Chitar stands on its banks. * * * At this station we had information that Sultan Ibrahim, who lay on this side of Dehli, was advancing; and that the shikkdar of Hisar-Firozah, Hamid Khan Khasah-khail, had also advanced ten or fifteen kos towards us, with the army of Hisar-Firozah and of the neighbouring districts. I sent on Kittah Beg towards Ibrahim's camp to procure intelligence, and despatched Mumin Atkah towards the army of Hisar-Firozah to get notice of its motions.