Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 4.1.4

4.1.4

There was then in Aazem-shah's army an Afghan officer of great strength of body, and much prowess, called Munevver-khan : he was followed by five thousand men of his nation ; and as he used to say that a day of battle was a wedding day for the brave, he had dressed himself in cloth of gold, and had given a similar turban to every one of his men, every one of whom was ready to shed his blood with that of the enemy. This officer having found a favourable moment, drew near Aazem-shah, and requested leave to get on horseback, in order to rush on the enemy, and shew to all the world how zealous he was for his master's cause, and how prodigal of his blood in so noble a service. The Prince answered his request, by desiring him to remain upon the elephant he had been allotted from the imperial stables; and the officer mortified at the refusal, pushed at the head of his troops as far as the centre, where commanded Azim-ush-shan himself. He was opposed by Hussein-aaly-khan, and some other officers of character, who were sons to the illustrious Seyd-abdollah-khan of Adjmir, better known under the appellation of Mia-khan. But the enemy pushed on with so much violence, that most of those officers were slain together with their men; and Hussein-aaly-khan himself, having received several hideous wounds, fell senseless on the ground. The enemy had lost full as many men;