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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
(SEPT., 1920
Spies reported to Burbân Niyam Shah the approach of 'Imád-ul-Mulk with a large army, and the king immediately issued orders for the assembling of his forces, and the troops assembled at the capital. The king then summoned his amirs and the officers of his army and took counsel with them regarding the means of repelling the invader. Their reply was s request to be led against the enemy. The king highly approved their decision and set out with his forces to meet 'Imid-ul-Mulk.
The king and his army marched from the capital and met 'Imând-ul-Mulk in the neigh. bourhood of the town of Borgaon, where a desperate battle took place. The Yamanî sword rested not from scattering heads, and Death's executioner stayed not a moment from cutting off hope of life, until the earth was clad in robes like those of the 'Abbâsîs. Large numbers were slain on both sides and victory declared for neither. Each commander drew off his forces and made for his own country.
After the lapse of a short time, the two armies again marched against each other and met near the Deonatî river, where a battle was fought. The officers who specially distinguished themselves on the Ni: âm Shâhî side were, 'Alam Khân, Rami Khân, Qadam Klân, Munîr Khân, 'Umdat-ul-Mulk, Khairat Khân, Falad Khân, Miyan Raja, Dânayya Rui Rai, and others.
The battle raged till sunset, when both armies retired to their own camps; and on the following day the two kings, neither having gained the victory, retired to their own countries.
In this warfare the great amirs of the kingdom of the Dakan, who were usually in. attendance on the king, were Makhdům Khvâja Jahan and 'Ain-ul-Mulk, who were of the number of his servants.
XXIV-AN ACCOUNT OF HIS MAJESTY'S THIRD CAMPAIGN AGAINST 'IMAD-UL-MULK
('ALA-UD-DIN 'IMAD SHAH). Since the king had twice taken the field against the enemy, and had on neither occasion been victorious, he was inflamed with the spirit of emulation and with jealousy of his foe, and set himself to improve the condition of his army and to increase its strength. He then set out with a large army against 'Ald-ud-din 'Imad Shah of Berar.
When 'Imad-ul-Mulk heard of the king's approach, he spared no efforts to collect his army, and, having collected a very numerous and valiant force, marched to meet the king.
The two armies met in the neighbourhood of the village of Valorân, where they encamped over against one another and threw out outposts for their protection during the night. On the following day they were drawn up in battle array against each other, and the battle began. The fight was fierce and bloody. At length victory declared for the king and the army of 'Imâd-ul-Mulk fled from the field, the king's troops pursuing them with great slaughter.
a Borgdon and Bargaon (Wadgaon) are common village names in Berar and I have not been able to identify the Deonati river, mentioned lower down, but the village of Valorn, mentioned in the following chapter, is Vålor, situated in 19° 29' N. and 76° 36' E. Firiehta mentions neither of these campaigns against *All-ud-din 'Imad Shah, and according to him the first hostilities between Aḥmadnagar and Berar, after the battle of RAhuri, were those which resulted in the annexation of Pathri by Burhôn Nigem Shah I in 1818. From Sayyid 'Ali's mention, in his account of what he calls the third campaign, of 'All-ud-din
Imad Shah's flight to Gujarat, it is obvious that he has confour ded the first and second captures of Pathrf. In 1826-27, as will be hereafter noted, 'Ald-ud-din recaptured Pathri and Burhan then allied himxelf with
All Burid of Bidar and not only captured Pathri & second time but drove 'Ala-ud-din and his ally, Mubam. mad Shah Faruqi I of Klandech, through Berar in Euch sorry plight that they were constrained to appeal or help to Bahadur Shah of Gujarat.
