The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c16.155

v4.c16.155

Sultān Murād, whose health was completely shattered, left Shāhpur and marched towards the frontier of the Ahmadnagar kingdom in order to avoid meeting Abu-’l-Fazl and receiving the orders which he bore, but Abu-’l-Fazl followed him, and joined his camp near Tembhumi¹ early in May, 1599. He found the prince’s army in a state of mutiny. Pay was in arrears, the country was unfamiliar, the strength of the enemy was unknown, and it was uncertain whether the prince were alive or dead. On 12 May he died of *delirium tremens*, and Abu-’l-Fazl, with the help of his own contingent of 3000 horse, succeeded in restoring some degree of discipline in the demoralised army, and the order to advance towards Ahmadnagar restored confidence.