The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c15.7
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c15.7
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Hīmū now advanced from Gwalior on Āgra, and Iskandar Khān, instead of awaiting him, retired towards Delhi, losing between two and three thousand men in the course of his retreat. Hīmū followed him and encamped near Tughluqābād where Iskandar was joined by Tārdī Beg Khān, the governor of Delhi. The temporary success of the Mughul right wing hardly delayed Hīmū’s complete victory over their centre and Tārdī Beg Khān, who, without making even an effort to hold Delhi, continued his rapid retreat towards Sirhind. Iskandar Khān perforce accompanied him and the retreating army was joined on its way by ‘Alī Qulī Khān Shaibānī, who could no longer maintain himself at Sambhal after Hīmū’s occupation of Delhi.