[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate) › [Ṭabaqāt-i Nāṣirī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri) › [Tabakat-i-Nasiri](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty) › 295.3 # The Nāṣirī Generations 295.3 Tabakat-i-Nasiri 295.3 - **Language:** English ### [295.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.295.3) Malik Salih, who had come down to Joghak — a suburb probably — and given himself up to pleasure, was speedily brought to his senses by the danger; and the people of Mausil also became terrified. Malik Salih now shut himself up within the walls, and enlisted all the fighting men he could collect — Kurds, Turk-mans, and Shuls. The Mughals soon after completely invested Mausil, but were opposed with valour and obstinacy by the Kurds and Turk-mans, who made frequent sallies. Fighting went on in this manner for about a month, when eighty Mughal champions made an attempt to surprise the citadel, but they were killed to a man, and their heads falling into the camp of the Mughals announced their fate. Sadr-ud-Din, Tabrizi, commander of the Tajzik toman, was badly wounded during the investment, and was allowed to return home invalided. At Ala Tagh, on his way to Tabriz, he reached the presence of Hulaku, and acquainted him with the state of affairs at Mausil, and he, without farther delay, despatched a considerable force to the assistance of the Nu-yin Shidaghu. When Bundukdar became acquainted with Malik Salih's danger, he detached a force from Misr to his aid, under Aghush, the Arpalu, who, on reaching Sanjar, wrote a despatch to Malik Salih, announcing his arrival there, and, fastening it to the wing of a carrier pigeon, despatched the bird to Mausil. It so happened that the tired pigeon came and perched on a catapult belonging to the Mughals; - [Previous: 295.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.295.2) - [Next: 295.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.295.4) - [Up: 295](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.295) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.295.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.295.3) · Pramāṇa