Tarikh-i Salatin-i Afaghina 10.6

10.6

Himun pursued them, and slaughtered many. The Afghans did not treat Abu-l Ma'ali with great severity, because he had a secret understanding with them. So much plunder of the Mughal army fell into Himun's hands, that it was impossible to take an account of it — 160 elephants, and 1000 horses of Arab breed, and an immense quantity of property and valuables; — Himun collected all, and kept them himself: and from obtaining possession of so many things appertaining to royalty, he began to entertain ambitious ideas, and say, "'Adil Shah is helpless. Although he possessed a valiant army, he could do nothing when Ibrahim and Sikandar rebelled. Now all his elephants and soldiers are with me." Looking on things in this light, he distributed all the spoil, with the exception of the elephants, among the Afghans who accompanied him, and gained them over to his own side. With their concurrence, he entered Dehli, raised the Imperial canopy over him, and ordered coin to be struck in his name. He appointed governors of his own, and brought the Dehli territory and the neighbouring parganas under his control; and in order to console the King, he sent an account of the victory in these words: "Your slave, by the royal fortune, has routed the Mughal army, which was firm as an iron wall; but I hear that Humayun's son commands a numerous force, and is advancing against Dehli.