Tarikh-i Daʾudi 14.7

14.7

* * * Dáud Sháh thoughtlessly listened to the advice of Katlu, who recommended the death of Lodi, and causing that pillar of the State to be put to death, he thus destroyed his empire with his own hands. A still greater dispersion of the Afghans took place after the murder of Lodi, and Mun'im Khan took advantage of the opportunity to advance against the Suba of Bihar. Shah Akbar proceeded from Agra to Patna, the inhabitants of which place he put to the sword. Shah Daud remained a few days in the fort of Patna. At last Katlu gave him some narcotic draught, put him into a boat, and then escaped with him on the river Ganges. At this period Akbar captured many elephants. Many Afghans, who were with Gujar Khan, were drowned in the Panpan river, about two kos from Patna. Akbar pursued Daud as far as Daryapur, and returned from thence, having first laid the foundation of a mosque in that place; whilst Mun'im Khan, accompanied by the best officers, continued the pursuit of Daud. Several encounters took place between Shah Daud and Mun'im Khan. My heart urges me to give a detailed relation of these events, but I must be brief. At last Daud and Mun'im Khan made peace, and met at Mun'im Khan's tents, confirming the truce by the grasping of hands.