The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c25.125
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c25.125
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Chāmpāner was still held by Ikhtiyār Khān for Bahādur, and Humāyūn besieged the fortress. Selecting the most inaccessible part of the wall as likely to be the most lightly guarded he led to the spot 300 men armed with steel spikes, by means of which, driven into the mortar between the stones, they escaladed the wall and, on August 9, 1535, opened the gates to the rest of the army. Ikhtiyār Khān fled to the citadel, but almost immediately surrendered, and Humāyūn was master of Chāmpāner.