The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c25.143

v3.c25.143

The armies met to the south-west of Ahmadābād, in a confused conflict which had a strange result. 'Ālam Khān Lodī charged with great impetuosity, cut his way through the centre of Daryā Khān's army, rode to Ahmadābād with only five or six of his men, and took possession of the city in the name of Mahmūd III. Daryā Khān, convinced that 'Ālam Khān's small force had been cut to pieces, continued the action with apparent success until it was confidently reported that 'Ālam Khān had entered the royal palace, proclaimed his victory over the rebels, and let loose a mob of plunderers into his house. He hesitated, and was lost. His army fled, and Mahmūd marched on into the city, Muhāfiz Khān and the child who had been proclaimed king fleeing before him. Daryā Khān fled to Burhānpur and Muhāfiz Khān, with his puppet, to Chāmpāner, whither he was followed by Mahmūd III and 'Ālam Khān. He was glad to purchase life by a speedy surrender and disappeared from the kingdom.