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your stockings, till you see the ford.’! Then he rode off with a small 
escort to Jahan Shah, who was near the tomb of Shah Mir,? and thence 
to the position of prince Rafi‘u-sh-shan near the Ravi. ‘Azimu-sh-shan 
had made overtures to Rafi‘u-sh-shan, who had at first held back from 
taking one side or the other, then by the persuasion of Zi-l-fiqar Khan 
had joined Jahandar Shah. But Zu-l-fiqar Khan was still a little suspi- 
cious of him and therefore proposed that, as his force was small, he should 
take up his position as the rearguard. To this Rafi‘u-sh-shan con- 
sented, and as soon as he knew that Muhammad Karim had marched, 
he drew up on the bank of the Ravi, at the head of 5,000 to 6,000 
horsemen, about a bow-shot from his camp, and awaited the other side’s 
approach. In like manner, Jahandar Shah, accompanied by Zu-l-fiqar 
Khan, left his camp between the city and the Shalihmar gardens, where 
he had been ever since arriving at Lahor; and Jahan Shah, mounting 
a swift gray horse, issued from his quarters near the tomb of Miyan Mir 
in readiness to give battle.® 
One watch of the day had hardly passed when ‘Azimu-sh-shan’s 
troops, after showing on a rising ground, disappeared from view. By 
the reports of the spies it became clear that Muhammad Karim lad 
come out, not to give battle, but to rescue the sons of Munim Khan 
and some other nobles, who were escorted to ‘Azimu-sh-shan’s camp. 
This movement was due to the fact that Rajah Gujar Mal and Jani 
Khan had been sent by Zi-]-fiqar Khan to the tents of Mahabat Khan with 
the hope of persuading him to act as mediator between ‘Azimu-sh-shau 
and his three brothers, the object being to gain time. When ‘Azimu- 
sh-shan heard of this visit, he, suspecting that the sons of Mun‘im Khan 
meant to desert him, sent his son to re-assure them, at the same 
time using the occasion to make a display of his own strength. The 
spies had also ascertained that ‘Azimu-sh-shan intended to shun a battle 
in the open, preferring to eutrench himself. The preparation of earthen 
defences had been ordered and his purpose was to rely upon his artillery 
and musket fire. This news was most re-assuring to the three princes, 
they returned joyfully to their camps, and ordered the enlistment of 
fresh troops. * 
1 ‘Ab na didah, mézah az pa kashidan ci ma‘ni-darad.’ 
2 Shékh Muhammad Mir called Shah Mir’ or Miyan Mir, died at Lahor, 7th 
Rabi‘ I, 1045 H. (21th Aug. 1635), and was buried in Hashimpur near that city, Beale, 
2nd ed., 304, and Khazinatu-l-asfiyah, I, 154. 
3 Kamwar Khan; 106; Nuru-d-din, Multani, 23. 
4 Kamwar Khan, 106 ; Nuru-d-din, 20, 24. Khafi Khan, II, 686, says that ‘Azimu- 
sh-shan moved his position and transferred his camp to the vicinity of Budanah 
village, three or four kés from the city, where, having the Ravi in his rear, he dug 
