Ahwal-i Dina Beg Khan 2.5

2.5

The fire of battle raged from early morn and was not extinguished till evening. At last the gale of victory blew over the royal flags, and all the Dakhin host was cut down by the swords of the Muhammadan warriors. Of their chiefs none except Malhar saved his life. The dead lay strewn shoulder to shoulder from the plain of Panipat to Dehli. About ninety thousand persons, male and female, were taken prisoners, and obtained eternal happiness by embracing the Muhammadan faith. Indeed, never was such a splendid victory achieved from the time of Amir Mahmud Subuktigin to the present day by any of the Sultans but by this Emperor of Emperors. After this conquest, he appointed Waziru-l mamalik Shuja'u-d daula to the office of Wazir, Najib Khan to that of Bakhshi, and having granted tracts of land to the other Afghans, and dismissed them to their respective abodes, returned himself to Kandahar. The history of this sovereign will be given in full detail in its proper place. When Nawab Shuja'u-d daula arrived in his province, he went to kiss the threshold of His Majesty Wala Gauhar Shah 'Alam, and obtained the high rank of Prime Minister. I am now going to relate a full account of this great Emperor and his wise Minister.