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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[NOVEMBER, 1920
While the success of Râm Râj was yet doubtful and the whole of the army of Vijayanegar had not joined his stendard, Asad Khân, regarding the state of affairs in Vijayanagar as an opportunity not to be lost, assembled the whole of the army of Bîjâpûr and, taking Thrâhîm Adil Shah with him, invaded Vijayanagar with the intention of corquering the country.
When Râm Râj learnt that Ibrâhîm Adil Shâh was invading Vijayanagar he, having regard to his own uncertain position in the country, was compelled to seek safety, at the expense of his honour and reputation, in flight.
Ibrâhîm 'Adil Shah, finding that his enemy had fled before him, encamped in Vijayɛnagar and remained there for a considerable time. This easy occupation of an enemy's courtry turned the young king's head, and he several times said, in the presence of Asad Khân and the rest of the amirs, My house has hitherto been extremely ill served by its slaves, and as soon as I have done with Vijayanagar, I will, by God's grace, see to this matter, and will take vengeance or all who have not done their duty, and will have done with them." These words made Asad Khân and the other amirs apprehensive, and they sent a messenger to Râm Râj, charged with this message, "What has come to thee that thou hast brought shame on thyself by flying without striking a blow, and hast thus branded thyself as a cowerd and a craven? Even I ow, if thou wilt set forth we will so arrange matters that Ibrâhîm 'Adil Shah sbell avoid a fight and take the road; and even if the affair should end in a battle we will stand aloof so that the day shall be thine. In any case it behoves thee to shake off desponder cy and to come to battle."
XXXVII-AN ACCOUNT OF THE KING'S EXPEDITION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBDUING SOME OF THE TRACTS ABOUT PARENDA, AND OF THE EVENTS WHICH HAPPENED
DURING THAT EXPEDITION.
A. D. 1540-41. While Burhâr Nigâm Shâh had been engaged in his dispute with Sultân Bahadur of Gujarât, which had been fomented by Imâd-ul-Mulk, 'Adil Shah, taking advantage of the opportunity, had anne xed some of those districts of the Ahmadnagar kingdom which lay on his frontier and had refused to comply with Burhân Nizam Shah's request for their restoration. Now that Ibrâhîm 'Adil Shah Lad invaded Vijayanagar and was encamped there, awaiting the army of Râm Râj, Asad Khân wrote a letter to Burhân Nizam Shah, advising him to seize this opportunity of recapturing his lost districts, as Ibrâhîm 'Adil Shah could not leave Vijayanagar, and the Turks, who were the flower of his army, were friendly towards Burhân Nigâm Shah. Burhâr Nigâm Shah therefore assembled his army and marched towards the 'Adil Shâhî dominions. At this time a close alliance existed between the king and Darya 'Imâd Shah, and the latter was summoned to join the royal camp. He came, but disapproved of the campaign agairst Bîjâpûr, telling Burhân Nizâm Shah that the 'Imâd Shâhî and the 'Adil Shâhî families were united both by marriage and by the ties of long-standing friendship, ard that he conceived that it would be both ungenerous and unkindly to attack the kingdom of Bîjâpûr now that 'Ismail 'Adil Shâh was dead and the government was in the hands of a boy. But in spite of the views urged by Darya 'Imâd Shah, Burhân Nigâm Shah, whose apprehensions had been entirely set at wrote to Hoj Nirmal, pointing out to him the danger of introducing a Muhammadan army into the country and promising to serve him faithfully if he would induce Ibrâhîm to retire. Hoj Nirmal paid Ibrahim 4,400,000 hins to retire, and Venkataraya then marched on Vijayanagar. Hoj Nirmal committed suicide and Venkataraya ascended the throne. Ibrahim then sent Asad Khân Lâri to capture Adoni, but Asad Khan was defeated by Venkatadri, brother of Venkataraya. He retrieved his defeat by a victory and then, with the approval of Ibrahim 'Adil Shah, made peace. (F. ii, 49-52)
