Muntakhab al-lubab 186.2

186.2

and he wrote a few words of noble advice for 'Alam Khan to send to his two uncles, deprecating any further shedding of the blood of Musulmans. But this had no effect. Nizamu-l Mulk then marched from Burhanpur to the river Purna, sixteen or seventeen kos west of that city. 'Alam 'Ali Khan was encamped near the tank of Hartala, close to the Purna. Continuous rain, mire and mud, the flood of waters and the want of boats, prevented both armies from crossing the river, and compelled them to wait awhile. Nizamu-l Mulk, to change his ground, escape the mire, and find a ford, made a move of two kos in the direction of Berar, and encamped on the bank of the river, until, through the guidance of the zamindars, and the exertions of 'Iwaz Khan, a ford was discovered fourteen or fifteen kos away in the direction of Balapur.