The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.88

v3.c29.88

Bījāpur’s troubles were Ahmadnagar’s opportunity, and Salābat Khān sent an army to besiege Naldrug and induced Ibrāhīm Qutb Shāh to supply a contingent of 8000 horse, but committed a serious error in giving the command of the expedition to Bihzād-ul-Mulk, an inexperienced countryman of his own, to whom the veteran, Sayyid Murtazā, commanding the army of Berar, found himself subordinate. The interests of his king were, of course, sacrificed to his private resentment, and he not only connived at the discomfiture of the army of Ahmadnagar, but cherished ever after the bitterest animosity against Salābat Khān.