The Book of Jahāngīr's Fortune 10.5
Ikbál-náma-i Jahángírí, of Mu’tamad Khán (Elliot & Dowson, extracts) 10.5
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10.5
The news of his fall discouraged the garrison, and the besiegers exploded a mine under the fortress. The storming party rushed in, and the place was carried. * * Some of the garrison cast themselves into the river, and others, who were fettered by their families being in the hands of the enemy, submitted to the victor. The children and the property of Ibrahim Khan were in Dacca, so the Prince’s army proceeded thither by the river. Ahmad Beg, Ibrahim’s nephew, arrived before them; but submission was the only course open to him, and he obtained grace through one of the Prince’s attendants. The victors took possession of the property, nearly forty lacs of rupees in cash, besides various effects, and elephants.