Manazil al-futuh 1.1.4

1.1.4

Next day Ahmad Sultdn marched into Shah-Jahdnabad, and at the earnest intercession of Maliku-z Zamani, the consort of Muhammad Shah, and daughter of Farrukh Siyar Babari, he prohibited his army from pillaging the city. This measure, however, was not attended with complete success, for every now and then the soldiery kept laying violent hands on the inhabitants, till, after an interval of twenty days, he marched away from thence, and proceeded to the city of Mathura. After attacking and plundering certain Jats, he crossed the river Jumna, and took up his quarters at Sabit-kasra for the hot weather. On the near approach of the rainy season, he marched off to Anupshahr, and laid the foundation of a cantonment, issuing orders to his army that every man should construct a thatched hut for himself, so that the camp equipage and baggage might not be damaged during the rains. The expert thatchers accordingly used their utmost diligence in preparing these abodes.