The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c25.102

v3.c25.102

Burhān’s army, with a contingent of 6000 horse furnished by Ismā‘īl ‘Ādil Shāh of Bījāpur and 3000 furnished by Amīr ‘Alī Barīd, was in the hilly country about Bīr, and Amīr ‘Alī Barīd inflicted two defeats on detachments of Bahādur’s army between Paithan and Bīr, but the army of Gujarāt continued to advance, and occupied Ahmadnagar for forty days, while Burhān Nizām Shāh, who had first retired from Bīr to Parenda, was pursued to Junnār. Meanwhile the army of Ahmadnagar had been engaged in cutting off Bahādur’s supplies, and the invaders had already begun to suffer from famine when Bahādur marched to Daulatābād and opened the siege of the fortress, while Burhān and Amīr ‘Alī Barīd occupied the neighbouring hills. They attempted to relieve Daulatābād but were driven back into the hills, and then opened negotiations with Sultān Bahādur’s allies, and found no difficulty in seducing ‘Alā-ud-dīn ‘Imād Shāh, who was beginning to suspect that Bahādur did not intend to leave the Deccan, and regretted having summoned him to his aid. He sent a quantity of supplies into the fortress and hurriedly retired into Berar, leaving his camp standing.