Muntakhab al-lubab 181.5

181.5

Just before he got possession of Burhanpur, the children and dependents of Saifu-d din 'Ali Khan, brother of Husain 'Ali Khan, had come to that place on their way to Dehli. They were greatly alarmed when Nizamu-l Mulk became master of the city. Some of his friends counselled him to seize upon their valuables, [but he refused] * * and sent an escort to guard them as far as the Nerbadda. He was joined at Burhanpur by 'Iwaz Khan, Nazim of the suba of Birar, and by troop after troop of adherents, and he remained there for some time to get his artillery in order. Dilawar 'Ali Khan, after subjugating Bundi, under the direction of Husain 'Ali Khan, as above narrated, marched into Malwa with his army, accompanied by Raja Bhim and Raja Gaj Singh, causing great injury to the country and distress to the inhabitants.