
032 = Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [ November, 1908. 
or capture the opposite leader, who, as they believed, was in com- 
mand, they pursued steadily, disposing on their way of several 
of the pretended Nizam-ul-mulks. When Sayyid Sher Khan bi 
length brought his "eligi close to that of ‘Iwaz Khan, th 
Mughal, by a sign, caused his elephant to kneel, and by this tack 
escaped with his life. The ravine having been reached, the 
guns did their work; and their leaders having been killed, the 
rest of Dilawar ‘Ali Khan’s army dispersed. 
The morning after the battle the a8 of Dilawar ‘Ali Khan 
and of Sayyid Sher Khan were prepared for burial and des- 
patched to Aurangabad, where the sons of the former were 
seventeen kos to the south of hap ianed and Mutawassil a 
Khan, who had not anticipated such a prompt movement, 
was perplexed and therefore mars where he was.8 

Note.—Another version of the Sight ot fe om the * Ahwal-ul- 
Khaw 
wagqin,”’ f. 16 
Dilawar ‘Ali Khan , after crossing the Narbada, made four or 
five marches he was near to Nakti Bhawani. As the Shab-i- 
barat (14th ‘Sha'ban, 20th June 1720) approached, they made 
three or four halts, intending to resume their advance when that 
festival was over. But hearing of Nizim-ul-mulk’s movement in 
their ot the Sayyid came out and ranged his men in battle 
order o rom his cam 
Nizam- wine! s scouts reported net the Sayyid was facing 
eastwards, with his guns in front. am-ol-mulk thinking a 
frontal attack dangerous, enquired if ite rear could be reached. 
The scouts said that by a détour of six kos this could be effected ; 
the sun was not yet in the meridian, they had time to make 
the movement. Changing direction they arrived at the Sayyid’s 
rear in about three hours and were then at a distance of one kos. 
en Nizam-ul-mulk’s standards began to show faintly in the 
distance, Sayyid Dilawar ‘Ali Khan was amazed and accused 
his head spy of treachery. This accusation the man, an old 
Barhah Sayyid, vigorously repudiated. As there. was no help fur 
it in this sudden emergency, bed artillery was left behind, and 
the front changed to meet the enemy. The artillery was order 
to follow as quickly as it ail 

shit Das, 375 ; Mhd Qasim, Lahori, 314; Tar2kh-i- te ts 
. ke of 440 acres on a tributary of t ti, hae miles 
Ss. “i of Edilabad in the eats aha agg er Khindesh eat Edilabad 
about 30 miles south of Burhanpur, Bom> 7, Gazetteer, XII, vi, 142, 449, 
3 Mhd Qasim, Lahori, 318; Khafi Khan, f 881. 

