Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c28.s1.77

v2.c28.s1.77

Abduction of the Asāni Girls.—“ Purdil Khan² held Siwana; and Nahar Khan Mewati, Kunari. To attack them, the Champawats convened at Mokalsar. Their thirst for vengeance redoubled at the tidings that Nur Ali had abducted two young women of the tribe of Asani. Ratna led the Rathors; they reached Kunari and engaged Purdil Khan, who was put to the sword with six hundred of his men. The Rathors left one hundred in the field that day, the ninth of Chait. The Mirza³ no sooner heard of this defeat than he fled towards Toda, with the Asani damsels, gazing on the mangoes as they ripened, and having reached Kuchal, he encamped. Subhal Singh, the son of Askaran, heard it; he took his opium, and though the Mirza was surrounded by pillars, the dagger of Askaran’s son reached his heart; but the Bhatti⁴ was cut in pieces. The roads were now impassable; the Thanas⁵ of the Yavans were reduced to great straits [72].