Later Mughals v1.c6.s20.3

v1.c6.s20.3

The imperialists beat their drums in honour of the victory, and, advancing another one-and-a-half kos, they set up the imperial tents. Munim Khan and his son remained to protect them, while Rustam Dil Khan, Afzal Khan and other employes proceeded half a kos farther and took up a position on the bank of the Som, in which stream there was a small quantity of running water. On the other side of the stream stretched a wilderness full of trees. All night long there was a dreadful noise, and the whole time was passed in watching and on the alert. The Emperor gave Rustam Dil Khan the credit for this first success. This was no more than his due, for when most of his followers had retreated, he stood firm with only forty or fifty horsemen, who were his own relations, and continued the fight till the rest of the division came up to reinforce him and dispersed the enemy. He received the title of Ghazi Khan, Rustam Jang, and his rank was raised to 4,000 zat, 3,000 horse. Valuable gifts were sent off to him by the hand of Haiyat Khan, and trays of food from the imperial kitchen were forwarded to the Wazir and his son.‡