Storia do Mogor 63.3.8
Storia do Mogor (Irvine) 63.3.8
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63.3.8
No sooner had they reached the gate of the fortress than Mahabat Khan gave orders for the king to mount his elephant, and behind him was placed one of the Khan's Rajput soldiers, blind of one eye, with a drawn sword in his hand. After they had gone a few yards the king complained that the soldier had a foxy smell, and wanted him removed. Mahabat Khan replied: 'It is very obvious that if your majesty had any general as brave as these soldiers of mine, I should not have ventured to carry you off to my house, as I am doing.'