Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 33.15.3

33.15.3

Incited by his exortations, those Fakirs or Mendicants become soldiers, took up arms, and being joined by a body of Adina-beg-qhan's troops, they fell upon Murad-qhan, and gave him a battle, in which Bulend-qhan being slain, and Murad-qhan, with Ser-efraz-qhan defeated, these two Generals fled to Lahor, and reported their case to Djehan-qhan. After this flight the Syks ruined and desolated the whole Province of the Do-abah, chiefly at the instigation of Adina-beg-qhan. At this very time there was encamped in the territory of Shah-djehan-abad a large army of Marhattas, under the command of Ragonat-rao, and Shimshir-bahadyr, (two brothers of Baladji-rao) as well as under that of Holcar-malhar, and some other Commanders of character. All these tired of a camp life, and panting for action, waited with impatience for some occasion to signalize themselves; when they received several letters from Adina-beg-qhan, which requested their coming to his assistance. The Marhattas who always wish for action, and are always upon the watch for such opportunities, and always upon the move, marched immediately to Lahor. Meeting by the way Abdul-semed-qhan, a General appointed by the Abdalies to the command of Ser-hend, they gave him a bloody defeat, and took him prisoner. From thence they advanced so rapidly to Lahor, that in a few days their runners met those of Djehan-qhan's, and had some skirmishes together. It was in Shaaban, 1171 of the Hedjrah.