History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c25.11

v2.c25.11

Shuja's flight. Only one path of safety lay open. The elephant was driven to the riverbank, where the fire of the naval guns checked the enemy's approach. But even this retreat had to be effected in the teeth of the enemy's keenest opposition and after repeated counter-charges by a band of his devoted followers under Mir Isfandiar Mamuri and Syed Ismail Bukhari. They gained time for the elephant to break through the enemy's cordon and reach the bank, where Shuja quickly dismounted and sought safety among his boats.