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abandoned the siege and marched on the fortress of Pamin, and laid siege to it. The army of Ahmadnagar, after having laid siege to Påmin for no more than a day and a nigbt, took the fortress by storm, and Burhan Nijâm Shah caused its fortifications and the dwellings of its inhabitants to be levelled with the ground.107
Burhan Niyam Shah then marched to Satâra, 'a very strong fortress situated in the hills, and, in spite of its strength, his troops attacked it resolutely and continued their attempts to take the place by storm for five days, at the end of which time Burhåp Nizam Shah heard that Ibrahim 'Adil Shah was marching to attack him. He therefore detached several thousand horse under the command of some of the bravest amtne of his army to advance to meet Ibrahim, for the ground about Satára, where Burhan was encamped, was very hilly and unsuited for battle. The amirs marched to meet Ibrahim 'Adil Shah, and when they fell in with his advanced guard, attacked it, and slew many. But the main body of the army of Bijâpar arrived on the field and attacked the amirs, defeated them, and put them to flight.
Then Burhan Nizam Shah, seeing that he could not fight in the position before Satâra, marched to the ghåp of Salpa, where he encamped. But the position here also was very cramped, owing to the density of the jungle, and Ibråhim 'Adil Shah sent 3,000 infantry of his army into the jungle surrounding Burhån's camp, in order that they might harase and annoy the army of Ahmadnagar. The enemy's infantry, trusting to the density of the jungle, carried out these orders, but Burban Nizam Shah ordered Dilâvar Khan and Darya to attack the infantry and they fell on them and at once blew three hundred of them, and carried the heads to Burhån Nigam Shah, hy whose orders they were built up into pillars.
As Pår 108 was too cramped a position for the army, Burhan Nigam Shah marched on and encamped on the river of P&r. On the following day Ibrahim 'Adil Shah descended the ghat and encamped over against the royal army, and the two armies lay that night opposite to one another.
On the following morning the two armies were drawn up in battle array and the fight began. Ibrâhîm Adil Shah fought in person with the utmost valour, and several times threw both the right and the left wings of the army of Ahmadnagar into confusion. Burhan Nizâm Shah was astonished at Ibråhim's bravery and loudly praised it, although parts of his own army were scattered. He himself, however, in the assurance that victory would at last be his, firmly held his ground, and Shih Tahir, who was supernaturally enlightered regarding the result of the day, confirmed him in his resolution. The battle lasted till sunset, when Ibrahim 'Adil Shah, with two or three thousand of his best cavalry took up his position on some rising ground on the flank of the army of Ahmadnagar. Burhan Nizâm Shah then opened a fire of rockets on the enemy and scattered them, while Kamil Khan and Zahir-ul-Mulk, two amifre of the army of Ahmadnagar, attacked Ibrahim 'Adil Shah and dispersed the force of cavalry which was with him. Ibrahim Adil Shah then fled from the field, and the army of Ahmadnagar, pressing forward, pursued and slew many of the tugitives and captured their camp equipage, goods, arms and elephants, and also Ibrahim's umbrella and other insignia of royalty.
Among the spoils were forty elophants, including Arad Khan's own riding elephant and Ibrahim Adil Shah's umbrella and aftabgfr and all his insignia of royalty. Burhån Nizam
107 This is the famous fort of Bataro, onde Sivaji's capital, and now the headquarters of a British distriot, atuated in 17° 41' N. and 74 E.
100 The Par Pass, situated about thirty-four mile north-wees of Batkre.
