able moment, drew near to the Prince Mahomed Aazem, and requested leave to descend from his elephant, and mount on horseback, in order to rush on the enemy, and shew his zeal in his master's cause. The prince desired him to remain upon the elephant which had been allotted to him from the imperial stables; but Manuwer-khan, mortified at the refusal, pushed on at the head of his troops as far as the centre, where the Prince Azim-ush-shan commanded. Here he was opposed by Hussein Ali-khan Barha, son of the illustrious Seid Abdullah-khan of Ajmir, better known by the appellation of Mia-khan. Hussein Ali-khan himself having received several wounds, fell senseless on the ground, and the greater part of his division was destroyed. The enemy had also lost many men; but Manuwer-khan exhorted the few that remained with him to push on as far as Azim-ush-shan's elephant; when having in his hands one of those spears called belem,[1] he struck it with such force against the prince's howdah,[2] that it passed through the back-board
- ↑ The belem is a weapon well known in the south of India; it is a spear about nine feet long, thick, and having a broad blade. It is used to kill wild hogs.
- ↑ The seat which the elephant-rider occupies. The howdah is a square box, and uncovered; the amarri has a canopy, supported on pillars, and usually richly ornamented: the former is used in war, the latter on state occasions only.
