The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.32

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Fresh strife was now brewing between Ahmadnagar and Bījāpur. In 1554 Khvāja Jahān of Parenda, attacked by Husain Nizām Shāh I, fled to Bījāpur, and at the same time Saif ‘Ain-ul-Mulk, a Turk who had espoused the cause of ‘Abd-ul-Qādir, left Berar and took refuge with Ibrāhīm ‘Ādil Shāh, who bestowed on him the fiefs of the late Asad Khān Lārī, so that he became the richest and most powerful noble of Bījāpur. The two refugees easily persuaded Ibrāhīm to espouse the cause of his nephew ‘Alī, half-brother of Husain, who also had taken refuge at his court, and the prince was supplied with a small force and was sent to invade his half-brother’s kingdom, where he hoped to find many partisans, while Ibrāhīm besieged Sholāpur, but ‘Alī was disappointed and Husain marched with Daryā ‘Imād Shāh to Sholāpur. Ibrāhīm sent Saif ‘Ain-ul-Mulk, with the advanced guard, to check the advance of Husain and Daryā, and the Turk rashly attacked the whole of Husain’s army. His small force was enveloped, and an officer, who fled panic-stricken, falsely reported to Ibrāhīm that he had seen Saif ‘Ain-ul-Mulk dismount and do reverence to Husain, who had received him kindly.