The Memoirs of Bābur 3.1.2

3.1.2

Rahim-dad had no sooner secured his own admission, and that of a few of his men, than he requested that some of his people might be permitted to attend at the gate, which was granted; and accordingly some of his people were stationed at the Hastiapol or elephant-gate. That very night he introduced the whole of his men by that gate. In the morning Tatar Khan, seeing that there was no help for it, surrendered the fort very unwillingly, and came and waited upon me at Agra. Humayun, who had proceeded against the rebels of the East, having taken Jaunpur, marched expeditiously to Ghazipur, for the purpose of attacking Nasir Khan. The Afghans in that quarter, on getting notice of his approach, passed the river Saru. The light detachment of the army that had advanced marched back again, after plundering the country. Humayun then arranged everything as I had directed. * * * He crossed the Ganges at Karra-Manikpur, and marched by way of Kalpi to join me. * * * On Sunday, the 3rd of the last Rabi', he waited on me in the garden of the Hasht-bihisht. At this time messengers began to come close upon each other from Mahdi Khwaja, to announce that the Rana Sanka was undoubtedly on his march, and had been joined by Hasan Khan Mewatti. * * * In order, therefore, to harass the Rana's army, I pushed on before me, towards Bayana, a light force. * * * On the 9th of the first Jumada, * * we received information that Rana Sanka had pushed on with all his army nearly as far as Bayana.