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	went against the Emperor Ibrahim." Rushing down like a devastating whirlwind from his mountain fastnesses around Cabul, Baber fell upon the Punjaub, first striking down all that opposed him and then writing about it in his Memoirs. On the twenty-first of April, 1526, he encoun­tered the army of Ibrahim on the field of Pani-put. "The sun was spear-high when the con­test began, and at midday they were completely beaten and my men were exulting in victory," says Baber. The Indian emperor was killed and his head was brought to the victorious Mogul. Immediately after the battle, the con­queror sent forward two flying squadrons to Agra and Delhi respectively to seize the treas­ures of the fallen king. The troop which went to Agra was commanded by Humayup, the favorite son of Baber. It is with this troop and its doings that we are concerned, but what was found in the Hindoo treasury had best be told by the conqueror himself :