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VICTORIES OF BABAR NEAR DUN 247 it when night came on. The garrison then abandoned the castle and fled. j After sending a detachment in pursuit of Ghazi Khan, I placed my foot in the stirrup of resolution and my hand on the reins of confi- dence in God, and proceeded against Sultan Ibrahim, the son of Sultan Iskandar, the son of Sultan Bahlol Lodi Afghan, who then held the throne of Delhi and the dominions of Hindustan with a field-army said to amount to one hundred thousand men, and with nearly one thousand elephants, including those of his amirs. The detachment which had pro- ceeded to Milwat advanced against Harur, Kahlur, and the forts in that part of the country, among which, from the natural strength of the ground, no enemy had penetrated for a long time. My troops took all these strongholds and re- turned and joined me, after having plundered the inhabitants of the district. It was at this time that Ala-ad-din Khan, being reduced to great distress, came naked and on foot to meet me. I directed several noble- men of my court to go out to receive him, and also sent him some horses. He waited upon me in this neighbourhood and made his submission. After marching from Dun we came to Rupur, but A CHAIN -WORK HELMET.