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JAN., 1921)
HISTORY OF THE NIZAM SHAH KINGS OF AHMADNAGAR
throne. Ibrahim Qutb Shah marched to Goloonda, which is the capital of the kingdom of Telingana, and Murtaza Khan and the amfra hearing of his approach, wped forth to waiton him and to welcome him. Sail Ain-ul-Mulk, finding himself unable to resist Ibrahim and the amirs who had espousod his cause, fled and took refuge with Burhan Nizam ShAh, while IbrAhim Qutb Shah Ascended the throne in Goleunda. XLVIII.-AN ACCOUNT OF BUREN NIZAM SHAH'S EXPEDITION AGAINST SHOLIPUR, OT HIS BATTLE WITH IBRÍHÍM 'ÅDIL SHH BEPORE KALIYANI, OF THE DEFEAT OF
THE ENEMY AND THE CAPTURE OF KALIYINI. It has already been mentioned that Burhan Nig&m Shah, ever since Sholåpar had passed out of his possession into that of Ibråhim 'Adil Shah, had been revolving schemes for its recapture, and for taking vengeance on his enemies and that he had been making attempts to recapture it whenever he was unoccupied with other enemies,
In A... 954 (A.D. 1547),116 when he found himself unoccupied with any other campaign, he marched with his army to Sholậpur with the object of recapturing it. On reaching Sholåpûr he sat down before it and laid siege to the fortress.
Ibrahim Adil ShAh, trusting to the strength of the fortress and to the extent to which it was garrisoned and provisioned, did not march against Burhan Nizam Shah, but remained in his capital, and Burhan very soon realized that Ibråhim's confidence in the strength of the fortress was not misplaced, and that its capture would be extremely difficult. He therefore thought that it would be better to attack first the fortrees of Kaliyani, which could be captured with greater ease, and having called a council of his amits and officers of state, acquainted them with his design, which was unanimously approved. The army then abandoned the siege of Sholapur and marched on to Kaliyani, and laid sioge to that fortress.
When Ibrahim 'Adil Shah heard that Burhan Nigam Shah was besieging Kaliyani in the strength of which place he had no confidence, he marched with a large army to itsrelief, encamped over against the army of Aḥmadnagar, and entrenched himself, besides forming a laager.
According to some historians, Ibrahim 'Adil Shah reached Kaliyâni before the arrival of Burhan Nigam Shah and marched on towards Shol&pår, halting before he reached that place and entrenching himself as already described, in order to guard against night attacks by Burhan Nigam Shah ; but God knows whether this be true or not; but however this may be, the two armies lay opposite to each other for a long time until grain and other food rose to a very high price in the camp of Burhan Nigam Shah, and the amire and officers of the army, tired of lying inactive before the enemy, had no stomach for fighting, but wished to return to Ahmadnagar. When Burhan Nigam Shah heard of this, he summoned Malik
Ain-ul-Mulk, who had now entered his service, and the other amire, to a council of war. The king asked 'Ain-ul-Mulk, who was distinguished for wisdom and resourcefulness, as well as for bravery and valour, his opinion on the question of fighting or retiring, and he replied that it would be disgraceful for Burhan Nizam Shah's army to retire before Ibrahim 'Adil Shah, and that they should attack the enemy and fight bravely. These words removed
116 The date of this campaign is most uncertain. Here it is given M A.D. 1547, but is placed after the death of Jamahid Qutb Shah, which occurred in A.D. 1650. Firishta (ii. 89) places it after the death of Anad Khan Larl, which occurred on Jan. 30, 1549.and, in another p ago, nitat donth of Shah Tabir, which he places in ... 966 (A.D. 1649). It seems most probable that the campaign courrod In 1861.
