The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c15.179

v4.c15.179

The young Muzaffar Husain Mīrzā was carried off by his mother from Surat, on the approach of the imperial forces, to the Deccan, and the defence of the fort was left to Hamzabān, who had been page to Humāyūn, but had thrown in his lot with the Mīrzās. Akbar arrived before Surat on 11 January, 1573, and Hamzabān, after enduring a six weeks' siege, offered to surrender conditionally. Akbar granted him easy terms and the fortress was surrendered on 26 February. Hamzabān, "who was a foul-mouthed fellow", must have been guilty of insolence after the surrender, for his tongue was cut out.