Later Mughals v1.c7.s5.8

v1.c7.s5.8

Rustam Dil Khan, followed by Jani Khan and Mir Baqi, forced his way to the elephant bearing Jahandar Shah, to whom he made use of the most abusive language. The Prince's defenders Diler Dil Khan (Khwaja Abdullah), his brother Lutfullah Khan Sadiq, and Rai Surat Singh Multani, with his relations, did what they could to protect their master, but were driven away. Jahandar Shah, before his assailants came too close, crouched down in the high-sided, iron-plated canopy (imari) so as to be completely hidden from view. The horsemen supposing that the Prince had quitted his elephant, turned off and attacked his escort. The plausible talk of the Prince's elephant-driver meanwhile so deceived Rustam Dil Khan and Jani Khan that they too desisted, and turned their attention elsewhere. By the time that they had learned the truth and could return, the elephant-driver had driven his elephant away to a place of safety. Then came disturbing reports of the defeat and death of Jahan Shah. As soon as these were confirmed, Rustam Dil Khan and Jani Khan felt perplexed, and in the hope of securing for themselves an intercessor, they released their prisoner, Prince Azz-ud-din. All haste was then made to the place where Jahan Shah had fallen a victim to Zulfiqar Khan's attack. By heroic exertions Rustam Dil Khan and his companions rescued the Prince's elephant from the hands of the enemy : but all was in vain, they recovered nothing but a lifeless body. The only course left to them was to seek safety in flight.*