পাতা:রাজা প্রতাপাদিত্যচরিত্র.djvu/৯৭

[ న) } কোন প্রমাণ নাই। অন্যান্ত ঐতিহাসিকগণও দাউদের বন্দী-অবস্থায় নিহত হওয়ার কথা বলিয়াছেন। ‘Daud being left behind was made prisoner, and Khan Jahan had his head struck off, and sent it to His Majesty” (Nizam-u-d-din Ahmad's Tabakat-i-Akbari, Elliot vol V P 400). “The horse of Daud stuck fast in the mud, and Hasan Beg made Daud prisoner, and carried him to Khan Jahan. The prisoner being oppressed with thirst, asked for water. They filled his slipper with water, and took it to him. But as he would not drink it, Khan-Jahan supplied him with a cupful from his own canteen, and enabled him to slake his thirst. The Khan was desirous of saving his life, for he was a handsome man; but the nobles urged that if his life were spared, suspicions might arise as to their loyalty, so he ordered him to be beheaded. His execution was a very clumsy work, for after receiving two chops he was not dead, but suffered great torture. At length his head was cut off. It was then crammed with grass and annointed with perfumes, and placed in charge of Saiyid” Abdulla Khan.” (Tarikh-i-Baduni. Elliot Vol V. P. 525). “When victory declared for the Imperial army, the weak-minded Daud was made prisoner. His horse stuck fast in the mud, and * * * a party of brave men seized him,and brought him prisoner to Khan-Jahan, q