136 W. Irvine —Guru Gobiud Sirjgli and Bandah. [No. 3, 
On the 13tli Shawwal, 2122 (4th December, 1710), Rustam Dil 
Khan, in his capacity of Mir Toza/c, or quarter-master-general, was 
directed to go forward with the advance tents and select an appropriate 
site for tlie next encampment, taking care to protect the tents from any 
attack by the other side. Mun £ im Khan, the wazir, and his son, Mahab- 
bat Khan, escorted the tents with their own troops, re-inforced by those 
of the third prince, Rafi‘u-sh-Shan, which were commanded by his 
BakhshI, or general, Afzal Khan. Next day it was ascertained that 
when Rustam Dil Khan had gone about two libs from camp, the enemy 
began to show in the jungle, commencing the attack with a shower of 
arrows, rockets, and musket balls. Without pausing, Rustam Dil Khan 
rushed upon them. The Sikhs stood their ground bravely and on their 
coming to close quarters, many on both sides were killed. Soon the 
rest of the imperial troops arrived. 1 About fifteen hundred Sikhs were 
slain, including two of their leaders, and of the imperialists, a nephew 
of Firuz Khan, Mewati, was killed, and his son wounded. Just before 
night-fall the Sikhs lost heart and made off into the ravines between 
the hills. 2 3 
The imperialists beat their drums in honour of the victory, and, 
advancing another one-and-a-half kos , they set up the imperial tents. 
Mun‘im Khan and his son remained to protect them, while Rustam Dil 
Khan, Afzal Klian and other employes proceeded half a kos farther and 
took up a position on the bank of the Som, in which stream there was a 
small quantity of running water. On the other side of the stream 
stretched a wilderness full of trees. All night long there was a 
dreadful noise, and the whole time was passed in watching and on the 
alert. The Emperor gave Rustam Dil Klian the credit for this first 
success. This was no more than his due, for when most of his followers 
had retreated, he stood firm with only forty or fifty horsemen, who 
were his own relations, and continued the fight till the rest of the 
division came up to reinforce him and dispersed the enemy. * He 
received the title of Ghazi Klian, Rustam Jang, and his rank was 
raised to 4,000 zdt , 3,000 horse. Valuable gifts were sent off to him by 
the hand of Haiyat Khan, and trays of food from the imperial kitchen 
were forwarded to the wazir and his son. s 
On the 18th Shawwal 1122 (9tli December, .1710), Bahadur Shah 
reached his camp on the banks of the Som, where MunTrn Klian and his 
son, Mahabbat Khan, were received in audience. The Emperor expressed 
his intention of inspecting the next day the entrenchments prepared by 
1 Kamwar Khan himself was present with Raffiu-sh-Shan’s troops. 
2 Kamwar Khan, 78. 
3 Kamwar Khan, 79. 
