1 114 HISTORY OF THE PANJARB.
2 pressed the enemy so hard that he drove them back, and captured the city
3 gates. The enemy were hunted from street to street, and in a few hours
4 Which city he eap- ‘Tymuir was master of the whole city. The garrison now surrendered at
5 cei discretion, and the governor, having presented Tymur with 3800 Arabian
6 horses, was favoured with adress of honour. Soliman Shah and Amir Alladdd
7 were ordered by Tymur to take possession of the gates of the citadel and
8 to out all to the sword who had shown opposition to Prince Pir Muhammad.
9 Accordingly 500 persons were massacred by the Moghals in a few minutes.
10 The people in the fort, all of whom were witnesses of this tragedy, were
11 panic-stricken at the sight, and, despairing of their own lives, slew their
12 wives and children, set fire to the place, and, seeking only an honourable
13 Desperate fight. death, fell with the energy of despair on the blood-thirsty Moghals,
14 thousands of whom fell by their hands. Being, however, unaccustomed to
15 regular warfare, they were soon overpowered by the disciplined army of
16 Tymur, and were, in the end, cut off toa man. The scene was horrible in
17 the extreme. Thousands lay dead on both sides. Tymiir, called by Ferishta
18 “the fire-brand of the universe,” was inflamed to such a degree at the
19 conduct of the inhabitants that not a life was spared by him in Bhatner.
20 All the inhabitants were massacred and the city reduced to ashes.
21 Tymtr then marched on Sarsuti, the inhabitants of which were butcher-
22 ed and the town pillaged. The district of Fatehabdd was then visited and
23 ravaged, as were the neighbouring towns of Rdéjpur, Ahrany and Tuhana.
24 From the latter place, Tymur reconnoitred the country in person, send-
25 ing out 5,000 horse under Hakim Iréki, who attacked and captured Samana.
26 ame provinces of His troops were distributed under different chiefs, who ravaged the entire
27 ey provinces of Léhore and Multén, carrying fire and sword wherever they went.
28 Tym“ur then crossed the Jamna by the route of Pénipat, and, taking the
29 Tyme mses on fort of Loni by assault, massacred its garrison. While he was reconnoitriug
30 pan in the direction of Delhi, the Emperor Mahmud Toghlak, with his wazir,
31 Ikbal Khan, sallied out of the city with 5,000 horse and foot and 27
32 elephants. A skirmish ensued in which the Indian troops were driven back
33 and their chief officer, Muhammad Sef Beg was taken prisoner and beheaded
34 by the order of Tynvir. After these operations the victor returned to his
35 Pirin Amami In Tymitr’s camp there were no less than 100,000 prisoners captured
36 Neo by him since he crossed the Indus. It happened that, on the day when he
37 Nias attacked by the Delhi emperor, these unfortunate men made certain
38 ease One Gs Ny ph prospect of their misfortunes being brought to
39 tho “ave of Blea, i : is being conveyed to Tymir, he ordered all above
40 intoexcautiow and : ae : death. The order was immediately carried
41 nahi. Gn ae ie he y allo them were massacred in cold blood.
42 laa, mansannies, ane th, 1399, Tymdr forded the Jamna unopposed, and en-
43 self on the plains of Ferozabdd, adjoining Delhi. Hundreds
44 a trenched him
45 of buffaloes were picketed out in the ditch with their heads facing the enemy,
46 m were drawn u
47 Horrible masracre.
48 and after the ; : .
49 p lines of infantry at proper intervals. The
50 pee ir declared the 15th of January to be uAlicke but Tamerlane,
51 formed his line of bette Teese ction, and putting his trust in God,
52 manded by the Em e. e advance was made by the Indian troops, com-
53 : peror Mahmtid in person, assisted by th i Ikbal
54 Khan. The first char : » assisted by the wazir, a
55 S ‘ge so terrified the eleph <ino’s si
56 they became quite un srapesble aad Ged - “ ants on the king’s side that
57 : he rear of the Indian columns
58 2 :
59 ae a nen among them. The veteran army of Tymér, taking
60 (Ditef tein Tp doe of the situation, made a determined attack on the enemy, and the
61 caus, ans were completely routed and pursued to the very gates of Delhi.
62 The ki ane : :
63 king and the wazit escaped in the night, the king making his way to
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