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Rh soon as it was known in the enemy's line that their general was slain, a panic seized those that before stood their ground, who now fell back and retreated, and the imperialists sustained a total defeat. This victory could not fail to raise the spirits of Ferokh-siar's party; but it affected Abdullah-khan in a very different manner, for his younger brother Nur-eddin Ali had lost his life in the battle.

Abdullah-khan caused the military music to strike up, but was unable to conceal his grief upon the occasion of his brother's death. The loss of this battle having given the emperor some doubt as to the event of the war, he thought proper to try what could be effected by intrigue. With that view he sent a dress of honour to Abdullah-khan, applauded what he had done, and added a confirmation of his government of Bengal and Behar. But it came too late; for Ferokh-siar was already at Ilahabad with a numerous army, in which was included a number of generals of character—such as Sef-shiken-khan, Ahmed-khan Coca, Moiz-ed-din Koosa, since created Galeb-jeng, and Khwaja Hussein, afterwards Khan-dowran. The two Seid brothers, who were the soul of the army, having made choice of a favourable moment, invoked the souls of their pious and brave ancestors, and departed full of spirit on an expedition that had VOL. I.