Later Mughals v1.c6.s6.20

v1.c6.s6.20

As Khan Alam advanced, many men lagged behind, and not more than three hundred remained with him to the end of the charge. The chief drove his elephant sharply up alongside that ridden by Azim-ush-shan and three times aimed a blow at the Prince with his spear, but the weapon missing the Prince struck the thigh of Jalal Khan, an attendant seated behind him. The Prince was unhurt, and with an arrow hit his assailant full in the breast and killed him, as he was trying to jump into the Prince's howda. The Prince's bodyguard closed in, Jalal Khan inflicted a wound on Munavvar Khan, the brother of Khan Alam, and on the fall of the leader the rest of their men were dispersed. By their retreat the Prince Wala-jah was left exposed. Seeing his danger, Amanullah Khan hastened to that Prince's assistance, but a rocket which fell on his elephant's pad set it on fire, causing the elephant to turn round and take to flight. Amanullah Khan, partly burnt, fell to the ground, and his troops, believing he was dead, fled in disorder. Thereupon Prince Wala-jah retreated for protection to Bidar Bakht. [Iradat 37, Kamwar, K. K. 591, Kamraj 25].