214 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XVI, 
Kalpi’’ and rejoined his father some time before the battle with 
Rana Sanga in 1527 A.C. (Ranking’s Trans., I, 445-6.) Abiul 
Fazl’s account is a little more circumstantial but similar 
(Beveridge, Akbarnama, I, 256-7.) 
About two years afterwards we again hear of the Mughals 
invading Bihar. 
“On 3rd Jumada‘l-awwal [935 A.H., 25th January, 1529], 
news came that Mahmid, the son of Iskandar, had taken Bihar 
and was raising the head of rebellion. His Majesty returned 
from hunting to Agra and it was settled that he should proceed 
in person to the eastern districts... .. On Thursday, the 17th of 
Khan, son of Sultan Sikandar. Having advanced near the 
borders of Ghazipir, he stopped at Bhojpir and Bihiya. In 
and Bayazid. The enemy engaged with the victorious army 
and was defeated. After visiting Kharid, and Sikandarpur and 
being satisfied with the state of things there, he rode post 
towards Agra which he reached in a short space of time.” 
Ibid., 1, 270-1. ‘ 
Firishta is equally explicit. 
‘* Towards the close of the year, the King received advices 
that the Prince Mahmood, son of the late King Sikundur Lody, 
had obtained possession of the province of Behar..... The 
ing. ...marched in person towards Behar. On reaching Kurra, 
Julal-ood-Deen Noosrut Shah Shurky, the ex-king of Joonpoor, 
prepared a royal entertainment. Mahomed Zaman Mirza was 
detached from Kurra to Behar from whence he expelled the 
Prince Mahmood Lody, but in a few months after, the Afghans 
Mirza, who had crossed at another place, also appearing 
conjunction with Noosrut Shah returned to Agra.” (Briggs, 
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