The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c16.122

v4.c16.122

Before leaving Fathpur Sīkrī Akbar had sent an expedition into the Deccan. Some of the nobles of Murtazā Nizām Shāh of Ahmadnagar had made an attempt to overthrow his minister, Salābat Khān, but, having been defeated, had fled to Akbar's court and begged him to reinstate them in Berār as his vassals. Khān A'zam, governor of Mālwā, was ordered to invade and annex Berār, but the invasion of that province was delayed by quarrels between Khān A'zam and his officers, and it was not until 1586 that he led a futile raid into Berār. An attack on the fortress of Kherlā failed, and though some districts of the province were ravaged and its capital, Ellichpur, was plundered, the allied armies of Ahmadnagar and Khāndesh cut the raiders off from their base and compelled Khān A'zam to carry his plunder off into Gujarāt, harassing him on his way. After reaching Nandurbār he attempted to arrange with Mīrzā Khān, Khān Khānān, a concerted invasion of Berār, but the rainy season made military operations impossible, and he returned to Mālwā having gained nothing but plunder.