The History of Humāyūn (Gulbadan Begam) 3.3.4

3.3.4

Three months later Kabul had news of an uplifting victory, inasmuch as it had been won from men of alien faith, whose overthrow was a plenary religious duty to the Muslim. It was fought on March 13th, 1527, against Hindu Rajputs under Rana Sanga, and at Khanwa, on the skirts of the yet uncrowned hill of Sikri. It was preluded by dread amongst the Musalmans, and by solemn acts which should make them more worthy to be the tools of Heaven and to enforce the stern belief that in battle with the pagan there was vengeance of the cause of God. Men declared repentance for sin and took oaths of abstinence; gold and silver drinking-vessels, probably of Persian handicraft and artistic beauty, were broken up and given to the poor; wine was poured out upon the ground, and some was salted into vinegar. Where the libation of penitence was offered, the earth was dedicated to the uses of an almshouse with chambered well. So strengthened, the Musalmans went into the fight and made great slaughter of valiant foes.