Muntakhab al-lubab 165.6

165.6

Nima Sindhia and the other Mahratta chiefs who had joined Amiru-l umara looked on the battle from a distance with an eye to plundering the vanquished party. In the height of the battle they withdrew, and prepared to flee; but they came to offer their congratulations to Amiru-l umara on his victory. Their men fell to plundering the baggage and property of Daud Khan's army; but all the treasure, elephants, horses, and warlike stores fell into the hands of Amiru-l umara. Out of all this he sent some elephants to the Emperor after the lapse of two years. Daud Khan was said to be impotent; but when he was Subadar of Ahmadabad, a daughter of one of the zamindars was brought, and, according to the custom of the country, was presented to the ruler as tribute. He converted her to Islam, and married her. She became pregnant by him, and when he went forth to battle, she was seven months gone with child. On his departure, she, in her pride, took the dagger from his belt, and kept it carefully by her. When she heard of his death, she ripped open her belly, brought forth the child alive, and then departed with her husband to the next world. But this story has not been authenticated.