Later Mughals v1.c6.s6.16

v1.c6.s6.16

It seems that word had been brought to Prince Bidar Bakht that the enemy was in sight. What had been seen were the flags upon Bahadur Shah's advanced tents, then being erected under the superintendence of Rustam Dil Khan, Mir Tuzak. Prince Azim-ush-shan was at a little distance, ready to protect them from any attack. Khan Alam Dakhini and Munavvar Khan detached themselves from Bidar Bakht's left wing and made a descent upon the imperial tents in the plundering fashion copied from the Mahrattas. They had only 2,000 to 3,000 men with them, but Muhammad Azim's men were taken by surprise and out of 20,000 to 30,000 horse only four hundred to five hundred stood fast round that Prince's elephant. In the confusion Bahadur Shah's tents were set fire to, whereupon the Jats attached to Bahadur Shah's army and the soldiers on both sides began to plunder them. In this first attack Rustam Dil Khan, Mir Tuzak to Bahadur Shah, was cut off, and making the best of it went and presented himself to Azam Shah and was allowed to ride in his retinue. [Iradat, Kamwar, Dil. 164 a, Jang., Kamraj 24 b, K.K. 589.]