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Tarikh-i Daʾudi 11.1.9

Táríkh-i Dáúdí of 'Abdu-lla (extracts) 11.1.9

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11.1.9

He sent for Kutb Khán and the other chiefs, to whom he had granted permission to depart, and said to them, "Why should I make you over to the enemy with my own hands ? Perhaps they are ill-disposed towards you." After this he prepared for war, and posted himself on the field of battle. When those who intended to join 'Ádil Khán saw Islám Sháh fully prepared for action, they refrained from going. The two armies met face to face, and a battle took place in the neighbourhood of Agra. The decree of the Almighty granted victory to Islám Sháh, and the army of 'Ádil Khán was defeated. 'Ádil Khán fled alone and unaccompanied towards the hills of Bhata, and no one knew what had become of him. Khawás Khán and 'Ísá Khán Níází went to Mewát. Islám Sháh despatched a powerful force in pursuit of Khawás Khán, and a second battle took place at Fírozpur (Jharka), near Mewát. Islám Sháh's troops were routed ; but Khawás Khán, perceiving his inability to continue the war, went to the skirts of the Kamáun hills, and for a long time devastated the territories of Islám Sháh in their vicinity.