Muntakhab al-lubab 165.5

165.5

Mir Mushrif, who was renowned for his bravery and personal strength, went out to battle clad in armour. Seated in a splendid howda, and drawing his bowstring to his ear, he urged his elephant on against that of Daud Khan. As Daud Khan had come into the field without armour, he cried out to Mir Mushrif, "Why do you cover up your face like a woman? Put off your armour that I may see your person!" Saying this he discharged an arrow at him, which wounded him in the throat. Mir Mushrif pulled out the arrow with great pain, and fell fainting in his howda. According to the statements of several elephant-drivers, Daud Khan then tried to fasten the two elephants together, and, in so doing, struck Mir Mushrif three or four blows on the back and side with the elephant-goad. Mir Mushrif's driver managed to get his elephant away from that of Daud Khan; but Amiru-l umara's men, who had seen the blows, thought Mir Mushrif was killed; so great alarm spread through their ranks, and a total rout seemed about to fall upon the army. Some indeed withdrew from the fight, leaving their leaders still holding their ground and fighting bravely. At this critical moment a musket-ball struck Daud Khan and killed him. The elephant-driver and Daud's companions, who had escaped the sword, finding that he was dead, turned away the elephant from the field. The bloody elephant was brought back, and the corpse of Daud was taken out and tied to its tail, and in that state it was brought to the city.