Among the glorious victories which made this year illustrious was that won by Khān Zamān over the Afghans. Though Alī Qulī Khān Zamān had no portion of the sweet-waters of loyalty—nay, did not understand his own loss or gain and was always regardless of the Shāhinshāh's kindness and favour and was swiftly careering in the whirlpool of error, yet as the veil over his actions had not been withdrawn, and he was giving himself out as one of the officers of eternal dominion he was, by the blessing of daily-increasing fortune successful in all his undertakings. At the time when Bairām Khān had left the scene the black-hearted and short-sighted Afghans thought they had their opportunity and exalted the son of Mubāriz Khān, commonly known as 'Adalī, and gave him the name of Sher Khān. They gathered themselves together and determined to march against Khān Zamān and abolish him. Khān Zamān was aware of their designs and set about strengthening the fort of Jaunpūr. He sent information to the neighbouring officers and, with the exception of Sikandar Khān Uzbeg, he collected them all together, viz., Bahādur Khān, Ibrāhīm Khān Uzbeg, Majnūn Khān Qāqshāl, Shāham Khān Jalāīr, Mīr 'Alī Akbar, Kamāl Khān Gakhar and others. As the enemy was very strong, and had nearly 20,000 cavalry and 50,000 infantry, and 500 elephants, it was not judged prudent to advance and engage them. The Afghan wretches thought the respite was to their advantage and marched with a large force, and a complete equipment against Jaunpūr, and encamped beside the Gūmtī on whose bank the city is situated. On the third day they, being drunk with the wine of presumption, crossed the river with their forces in battle-order. Sher Khān and Fataḥ Khān and a large body of troops proceeded towards the mosque of Sulān Ḥusain Sharqī. They sent off on the right a large detachment under the command of Y'aqūb Khān, Fattū, Saiyid Sulaimān, Selīm Khān Kharwār, and Jau'har Khān towards the Lal Darwāza, and despatched Ḥasan Khān Bacgotī, and Adam the son of Fataḥ Khān with a number of vain­glorious blackguards to the left towards the band* of Shāikh Bahlūl. Khān Zamān kept his men in hand according to rules and tactics (batuzuk-u-yāsāmīsh) and made ready for battle. Brave men who had their hearts in their hands and were ready to sacrifice life for honour came forth on every side and engaged in hand-to-hand combats. Grand heroes fell upon Ḥasan Khān Bacgotī and he chose the disgrace of fleeing before the hair-splitting archers. At this moment Sher Khān came up with a body of brave men who were eager for battle and fought valiantly. He drove off the victors into the city-lanes. The black-hearted Afghans thought they had won a victory and turned off in another direction. Meanwhile Khān Zamān took the lead with a number of determined men and retrieved the defeat. He assailed the enemy in the rear with arrows and destroyed the futile success of the Afghans. By the Divine aid, which sup­ports the eternal dominion, a great victory soon declared its elf Much booty and many noted elephants fell into the hands of the imperial servants. When partizans of the glorious dominion who are not pure of heart or possessed of right dispositions can rear such victorious standards, merely from their being connected therewith, how can the extent of the victories of the sincere and loyal be reckoned up?