Tadhkirah i Anand-Ram “Mukhlish” 3.3

3.3

The heroic efforts of Amíru-l umará and his prodigies of valour could not prevail against the Persians, who far exceeded the Indians in number, and had, moreover, the advantage of having been placed in position by the Shah himself. The Mughals broke at length and fled; but Amiru-l umara maintained the combat until, mortally wounded in the face, he fell covered with glory. His brother, Muzaffar Khan, his son Muhtaram Khan, Ali Hamid Khan his koka, and some others stood by him to the last. Burhanu-l Mulk and Nisar Muhammad Khan Bahadur became prisoners. The remainder of the followers of Amiru-l umara, headed by Rai Majlis Rai Mir-saman, closed round their master's elephant, resolved to extricate him or to perish. They reached the Amir's tents by evening. This nobleman's wounds were mortal, and he lived but one day longer. God have mercy on him! By his decease, Asaf Jah Bahadur became Mir-bakhshi. Officers were sent by the Emperor's order to seize the property of the late nobleman, which it would have been more generous to leave to the heirs. Had the Emperor himself led his powerful army to the support of Burhanu-l Mulk, there would have been no cause to lament the loss of such a sardar as Amiru-l umara; and who can say that victory might not have smiled on his arms?