Muntakhab al-lubab 189.5

189.5

On the 19th Muharram the royal army encamped at Shahpur. * * The army was not half as numerous as that of the enemy, and it waited for the arrival of Saifu-d daula, 'Abdu-s Samad Khan Bahadur Diler Jang, and Rajadhiraj Jai Singh. But although intelligence of their approach was brought, distance and other obstacles delayed their arrival. Muhammad Khan Bangash came in with two or three thousand horse. 'Aziz Khan Rohilla, Sabit Khan, and Bayazid Khan Mewatti joined with their forces, and three or four thousand horse arrived from Raja Jai Singh. Some zamindars of the country round also joined. * * Two or three leading men, who deemed it expedient to stay with the royal army, such as Muhkam Singh and other proteges of the two brothers, kept up a correspondence with Saiyid 'Abdu-llah, assuring him that they would join him at the proper time. The wretched Churaman Jat, who belonged to a race of traitors, * * communicated with Saiyid 'Abdu-llah, who urged him to set fire to the powder magazine, or to make a dash and bring the artillery bullocks over to him. The rascal did his best to accomplish this, but he was foiled by the vigilance of Haidar Kuli Khan.