Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 50
Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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________________ 78 THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY [MAROH, 1921 of the victors, who also captured all the tents and camp equipage of the defeated army and a large quantity of arms and armour. All the spoils were produced before the king. It is said that 500 elephants were taken, and the amount of the other spoils can thus be estimated ex ungue leonem. Husain Nizâm Shah retained the elephants but allowed the troops to retain all the rest of the plunder, and the slaves. After Ibrahim Adil Shah had fled from the field, leaving 'Ain-ul-Mulk in the lurch, 'Ain-ul-Mulk became suspicious of him, and instead of returning to Bijapur went straight to Miraj,139 which was his jagir, and there employed himself in collecting and organizing an army strong enough to resist any that might be brought against him by Ibrâhîm 'Adil Shâh. Other amirs of Bijapûr, following the example of 'Ain-ul-Mulk, openly defied their master, and Ibrahim 'Adil Shah, finding himself too weak to oppose 'Ain-ul-Mulk, appealed to Sadashivaraya of Vijayanagar, who sent an army to his assistance. Saif Ain-ul-Mulk, who was unable to withstand both Ibrahim Adil Shâh and Sadashivaraya, appealed to Husain Nizam Shah for a safe conduct. His coming to Ahmadnagar and his death will be related hereafter. After thus defeating his enemies, Husain Nizam Shah returned in triumph to Ahmad nagar with his spoils. LX.--AN ACCOUNT OF THE ROYAL HUNTING EXCURSION AND OF THE CAPTURE OF THE TORTS OF GALNA AND ANTOR FROM THE INFIDELS. A.D. 1555. When the king's mind was at ease regarding Ibrahim 'Adil Shah, who had received a lesson, he rested for a while, and then set forth with his army on a sporting excursion, to hunt the beasts of the forest and the birds of the air. Game was plentiful and sport was good, and the king marched through the country enjoying the sport, until he reached the neighbourhood of the fort of Antir. In the latter days of the reign of Burhân Nizam Shah, at the time when that king marched to assist Sadashivaraya in besieging Raichur Dânya Rui Râi, the commandant of Antûr had rebelled against him and had refused to recognise him as his king, and Bahârjiú, following his example, had captured Gâlna, one of the forts of the kingdom, from the garrison placed there by Burhân Nizam Shah, and had since held it on his own account. Various circumstances had caused delay in the punishment of these two rebels. Now that the royal army approached Antûr, Dânya Rûi Rai became alarmed, and leaving some of his relations and dependants in the fort with instructions to hold it as long as possible, fled. Husain Nizam Shah now desired to capture this fortress, and ordered the army to attack it. The troops surrounded the hill on which was built the fort to which the infidels trusted as a safe place of refuge, and sought everywhere for a path by which it might be ascended, but without success. At length a steep and narrow glen was discovered, which was the only path to the fortress, and was so situated that it was, in truth, little more than a narrow passage for stones which could be rolled down from the walls above it. As this, 133 When Ibrahim reached Bijapur, he shut himself up in the citadel and refused to see Saif Ain ul-Mulk. His messenger was ill-treated and Saif 'Ain-ul-Mulk was told that he was an unprofitable, if not a disloyal servant. Saif Ain-ul-Mulk then marched to the Man river and began plundering the autumn orops. His nephew, SalAbat Khan defeated a force of 5,000 horso sent against him and Seif * Ain-ul-Mulk himself defeated a second force, of 10,000, under Dildvar Khan, the African, and then Ibrahim himself, who was forced to flee back to Bijapur followed by Saif 'Ain-ul-Mulk. Sail 'Ain-alMulk made a night attack on the Hindu army, commanded by Venkatadri, brother of SedBahivarkys but wm defeated by the Hindus, who wore on the alert.

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