The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.154

v4.c19.154

The death of Malik ‘Ambar induced Ibrāhīm ‘Ādil Shāh to avenge aggressions, and he sent an army to invade Murtazā’s kingdom. As it approached Daulatābād the wife of Hamīd Khān solicited and obtained for herself the command of the army, by suggesting that if she were victorious the enemy would hide his head for shame, while if she failed he could only boast that he had defeated a woman. She cajoled the officers and distributed largesse to the soldiers and in the end she drove away the army of Bījāpur and captured all its elephants and artillery.