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the imperialists would give way. But Khan Dauran, Sayyid 
Nusrat Yar’Khan, Sabit Khan, Dost ‘Ali Khan, Sayyid Hamid 
Khan and Asad ‘Ali Khan, by redoubled exertions, peevented a 
catastrophe. Finding he needed reinforcements, Khan Daurén 
sent a eunuch to the emperor, who detached Sher Afkan Khan 
from the centre to his relief. Some of the Sayyids’ field-pieces 
were taken, and the etre were forced to move from their shel- 
tered iota under the Among those who lost their lives 
were 8 h Sibghatullah of Sadie three sons, oe seventy of 
his ete - ‘Abdul-qadir Khan, Tutthawi, nephew of Qazi Mir, 
Bahadur Shahi, ‘Abdul-ghani Khan (son of ‘Abd-tr-rabim Khan, 
‘Alamgiri), Ghulam Muhi-ud-din Khan, and the son of Shuja‘ 
Khan, Palwali. Many soldiers were also slain.! 
dullah Khan had decided to single out for attack the 
force ao Sayyid Nusrat Yar Khan, who had command of the 
advanced guard near the emperor. Against this man the 
Sayyids had a special grudge, because he, one of their own clan 
and a relation, had sided against them. Having swept him on 
one side, ‘Abdullah Khan hoped to be able to push on to Muham- 
mad Shah’s centre. First of all, he tried to make his way to his 
objective from his own left, but found the river such an obstacle 
that he changed his direction ee moved across his front to the 
right of his own army. As soon as the movement was detected 
reinforcements were sent for, fa pwr s centre having been left 
e Ae an who were Se objected to quit 
their posts. 
ertions continued until sunset. ‘ae all night long from the. 
camp to Barahpulah just outside Dihli, the road was encum- 
bered with fugitives. At nightfall there were not more than a 
few thousands ecg of the huge host which had set out from Dihli 
a few days before. 
At first Abate Khan had ordered a small tent to be put 



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