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returned shot for shot. However, when the attack on two sides of the 
entrenchment had been withdrawn, as above stated, Shah Nawaz Khan, 
without asking the prince’s leave, came out at the head of 2,000 cavalry. 
‘Abdu-s-samad Khan and Jani Khan opposed him. Just as those on 
Jahandar Shah’s side were about to be defeated, Prince Jahan Shah 
arrived with reinforcements, and forced the other side to take to flight. 
The prmce himself received a slight wound on the arm, but Shah 
Nawaz Khan, while retreating, received two sword cuts in the back 
from Jani Khan and his horse’s tail was cutoff. Pursuing the fugitives, 
Jahan Shah arrived at the walls.of the earth-work. Thereupon Sulai- 
man Khan, Panni, and his tribesmen, from their position on the walls, 
shot arrows and fired off rockets. In another direction, Daya Bahadur 
offered a stout resistance and put many of Jahan Shah’s men to flight. 
But Jahan Shah himself held his ground, nay continued to advance, 
shouting to the fugitives ‘Are you men, if not, go home and put on 
women’s apparel. At this juncture, Mukhtar Khan threw himself 
bravely into the mélée at the head of his most trusted followers. When 
he had fought his way close to Jahan Shah, he flung himself from his 
horse, and according to the ancient practice of Hindustan, eontinued 
the contest on foot, shooting his arrows and dealing blows about him 
with his sword. It was near to sunset when he forced his opponents 
to beat a retreat. Several men of note on ‘Azimu-sh-shan’s side, such | 
as Raza Khan and Karim Khan, were slain. ! 
When after night-fall Jahan Shah reached his quarters, Zu-l-fiqar 
Khan came in person on the part of Jahandar Shah to congratulate him 
on the victory, and by his flattering speeches kept the prince in good 
humour. He added that on the morrow it was his turn to take up the 
fighting and display his zeal for the cause. Next he visited Kafi‘u-sh- 
shan, and talked to himin the same strain and impressed him so 
favourably, that he proposed to head the attack in person on the follow- 
ing day. Thence Za-l-fiqar Khan went to the camp of Jahandar Shah 
and laid before him other plans. At his suggestion, Jahandar Shah 
sent a message in very friendly terms to prince Rafi‘u-sh-shan asking 
him to give up his idea of heading an attack. Rafi‘u-sh-shan returned 
his thanks but renewed his request, and very early in the morning (8th 
Safar) moved out at the head of 5,000 well-mounted cavalry, and boldly 
delivering his attack, forced a way to the foot of the entrenchment. The 
besieged replied with artillery fire and rockets, but repeated charges of 
Rafi‘u-sh-shan’s troops so demoralized many of them that they flung 
musket and rocket down and fled for shelter behind the wall. Then the 
men on Jahandar Shah’s side mounted the wall and shot down their 
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