Later Mughals v1.c6.s12.2

v1.c6.s12.2

On the 12th January 1709 Bahadur Shah pitched his tents near the city of Haidarabad and mustered his troops. From the reports submitted to him, it was found that there were 140,000 horsemen and 180,000 foot matchlockmen present. One of the last men of name to come in was Jalal-ud-din Khan, general of artillery to Kam Bakhsh, who saw at length that his master was doomed to destruction. Many others of less note marched in from Haidarabad on the following day. Kam Bakhsh had neither army nor money left. His sole dependence was on the soothsayers and astrologers who prophesied that he would be miraculously protected and win the battle. Emboldened by such idle words, the Prince came out to give battle two or three *kos* from Haidarabad. His generals were Taqarrub Khan (Muhammad Muhsin), Abdur-Razaq Khan Lari (M. Masum), and M. Karim, his brother, with some slaves and foster-brethren, and some 300 to 400 horsemen. [Bahadur, 174 ; K.K. 621 ; Kamraj 38 b.]