The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c17.18
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c17.18
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Another successor died and Islām Khān became governor with a mission to subdue the Afghāns. Chief among these was 'Usmān Khān, a fat heavy man who went to war on an elephant. In his memoirs Jahāngīr gives a spirited account of the fight in which Islām Khān's commander defeated and killed 'Usmān Khān and restored order (1612).