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he Sayyids’ side the enizvackn eats were held and the 
fight mainte by Ghazi-ud-din Khan and others for nearly an 
‘hour after the eapture of ‘Abdullah Khan. When at length they 
were satisfied that the day was lost, they desisted. Ghazi-ud- 
din Khan moved off the field with such baggage as had been 
saved, and, with Allahyar Khan and many others, made straight 
for Dihli ; ‘while the Barhah Sayyids endeavoured to cross the 
Jamnah in order to make their wa y to their homes. Saif-ud-din 
‘Ali Khan had brought Price Ibrahim off the field of battle, but 
owing to the entire absence of carriage was obliged to leave him 
‘Nekpur. Saif-nd-din ‘Ali Khan went home to Jansath, sending 
Baqir ‘Ali Khan and Khizr Khan to Dihli-to bring away the 
Sayyid women and dependants. These messengers reached the 
capital before the eon and carried off the ladies and 
children to the Sayyids’ coun 
Late in the evening of is e 14th Muharram, 1133 H. (Novem- 
er 14, age news reached ‘Dihli of the defeat and capture of 
ite Nah His wives and women, a numerous body, 
nearly took gee ve of their senses. Many of the concubines, 
seizing their pale threw old veils and sheets over their rich 
clothes and made off with whatever they could lay their hands 
The man in charge, one ‘Abdullah Khan, Kashi, made no 
attempt to do his duty, and in the confusion a ten-year old 
daughter of Najm-ud-din ‘Ali Khan took refuge in the house of 
a Mirdsin or singer, — to the Sayyids, where she was dis- 
ered 
“cov and seiz y the Emperor’s adherents. The girl was 
~placed in charge of the Emperor’s rete ae Qadsiyah, who 
bdullah Khén 
proposed to marry her to Muhammad Shah 
complained to Haidar Quli Khan ‘that such a ‘ace had never 
been done before to a Barhah Sa ayyid. That noble, by much 
aseggieg obtained cpa nacen of the child adie sent her to 
Najm-ud-din ‘Ali Khan’s h 
Re edit to the field. "of battle. The Mughal soldiery, as 
ustom was, took to plundering, and appropriated to them 
prevented whatever horses, camels, mules and cattle fell into their 
ands. Curaéman, Jat, followed ‘edi and plundering both sides 
with strict impartiality, made off with his Bie to his own 
country. Among his spoils were one thousand baggage oxen and 
— — ae ome left n ntly on arte sandy mound 
eral camel-loads of goods intended oe 
charitable e distibntion, ond the records of the Grand Almoner’ 

1 Muhammad Qasim, Lithor, 381 ; Khafi Khan, IT, 933, 934, 936. The 
‘aster sums up with the lines 
Ba kar an eah dari, oh pint cah jau, 
Kih imroz kisht ast, fardah darau ; 
and adds the proverb: kik kard kih wa yajft, wa kih kisht kih nah darwid. 
2 Muhammad Qasim, Lahori, 381; Shii Das, 614; Khafi Khan, II, 930. 
