Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 4.10.5

4.10.5

and the rest of the troops were placed as the ground would permit. On the opposite side, Feroh-syur, in compliance with the Imperial custom, placed himself in the centre of his troops, seated upon a lofty elephant, having Abdollah-khan before him, who with many other Commanders, took post over against Zulficar-khan; and Khan-zeman and Aaly-asghar, with Chebil-ram-nagar, were opposed to Cocal-tash-khan. The engagement was commenced by Abdollah-khan, who, with his troops in good order, advanced first against the Turanian Lords of the enemy, and then inclining towards the Imperial artillery, he, with an apparent incertitude in his motions, found means to push beyond it, and to come near the enemy's centre, where Djhehandar-shah appeared. On the other hand, Hossein-aaly-khan, supported by Fateh-aaly-khan, Commander of Feroh-syur's artillery, and by Zin-eddin-ahmed-khan, son to Bahadyr-qhan the Rohilla, as well as by the two illustrious brothers, Mir Eshref and Mir Mushref, directed his attack against Zulficar-khan; and being vigorously received, his troops presently fell into confusion, and were slain in heaps; and his bravest officers, as well as his oldest soldiers, those men on whom he trusted so much, being mowed down in his presence, gamed away the capital of their lives, and covered the field of battle with their bodies. Hossein-aaly-khan, seeing how his best troops had been used, closed at once with the custom of valiant men in Hindostan;