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HISTORY OF THE BAHMANI DYNASTY.
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heard of the death of his son, although he was himself wounded and had left the battle-field, he drew his sword, and torning back, in one attack broke the ranks of the royal army; but at last owing to his many wounds and bis want of strength, he fell from his horse and was taken prisoner by the royal troops, who brought him wounded and bound into the presence of the Sultan; and the latter ordered him to be put to death as the requital of his rebellion. After that, the Sultan tarned towards bis capital; and the town of Mahür with its dependencies he conferred on Mahmûd Khân, the youngest son of Khudâwind Khân.
Historians have related that before the execution of Bashir Khud&wind Khân & rosal order was issued to the airs and great men in all parts of the dominions to aseemble with a large force at the royal court in order to repel the refractory. The amirs, acccording to orders, busied themselves in preparing war material and collecting their armies; but before they could make their obeisance at court the heart of the Sultan was freed from anxiety on account of those three rebels. Since the amirs were thus kept back from attendance at the court, they now hastened to make their obeisance. Greater than them all, Sultan Abmad Bahri with his army presented bimself, and was exalted by royal favours. After him Nürf Khan Khwajah Jahan, coming from Parenda, paid bis respects. The remaining amirs and grandees, such as Majlis-i Rafi' 'Adil Khan, Masnad-i Ali Malik Kutb-ul-Mulk, Masnad-i All'Imid-ul-Mulk, Dastúr-i Mamalik and others besides of the amfrs and maliks, when they heard of the arrival of the Sultan at the court, started for the capital with an army in numbers beyond computation, and making their obeisance offered their services.
When the Sultan found such an army assembled beneath the shadow of his standard, he was seized with the desire of obtaining the happiness of waging a jihád against the worshippers of idols ; 80, for the purpose of overthrowing the idolaters and tyrants, be raised his standard and started from the capital. When the Sultan arrived at Diwani, 7 the enemy becoming aware of his approach, prepared for battle and hastened to engage the royal army. A battle then ensued; but suddenly a fatal misfortune occurred to the royal Army. The King of Islam, from the centre of the army, which was bis post, became separated from the rest; and owing to the thronging of the horses and the running too and fro of the troops, fell from his horse; and when the two armies closed they raised so great a dost that friends and opponents were mingled together and could not be distingaished from one another, so no one was aware of what had happened to the Sultan till the blessed head of that leader with his most pure body was broken and wounded in several places. In the midst of this some of the attendants saw the king; and immediately went to him and brought him out from the midst of the horses, and patting him in a pallí, took him to the dwelling of Mirza Lutf-Ullib, son of Shah Muhabb-Ulláh
When the amirs and grandees became aware of the Sultan's misfortune, they ceased fighting and repaired to his presence; and seeing the Sultan lamenting and afflicted they shed fountains of blood like the Jaihon. After that, folding up the carpet of contention and war, they tarned towards the capital; and when they arrived in the vicinity of Bidar each of the amirs and grandees, according to custom, was distinguished by a special robe of bonoor, and they then turned towards their own districte. Majlis-i Mukram Malik Barid-i Mamålik did not withdraw from attendance on the Sultan, bat accompanied bim to the capital; and by the Sultan's orders he was again invested with the government of Bidar; and as the Sultan's wounds were snch that for nearly a year he could not tie his turban on the top of his head, Malik Barid-i Mamálik exercised sovereign sway.
The amirs of the capital, Bidar, who always resented the government of Majlis-i Mokram looked on the braises of the Sultan and the sopremacy of Malik Barid, thinking that something might happen to the Sultan and that Malik Barid would then lay hands on the royal treasures and take possession of the capital and its dependencies; consequently in each head melancholy
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