Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c30.66
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c30.66
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v2.c30.66
“Soon after the foe approached within five coss of Gajni. Leaving therein his uncle Sahideo for its defence, Raja Gaj marched to meet him. The king of Khorasan divided his army into five divisions; the Raja formed his into three: a desperate conflict ensued, in which both the king and the Raja were slain. The battle lasted five pahars,² and a hundred thousand Mirs and thirty thousand Hindus strewed the field. The king’s son invested Gajni; for thirty days it was defended by Sahideo, when he performed the Sakha,³ and nine thousand valiant men gave up their lives.