XVI. The Death of Hēmū in 1556, after the Battle of Pānīpat
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12557014 |
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| Authors | Vincent A Smith (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1916 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 527-535 |
| Publication date | 1916-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-1863 • E-ISSN: 1474-0591 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0035869x00049376 |
| OpenAlex | W2113256667 |
| Language | EN |
No incident in Akbar's life is better known or more universally accepted than the supposed refusal of “the spirited boy” to strike with his sword the captive and wounded Hēmū after the second battle of Pānīpat in November, 1556. This is the anecdote as told by Elphinstone, partly after Ferishta (Firishta):— “Bairām was desirous that Akbar should give him the first wound, and thus, by imbruing his sword in the blood of so distinguished an infidel, should establish his right to the envied title of ‘Ghāzī’ or ‘Champion of the Faith’; but the spirited boy refused to strike a wounded enemy, and Bairām, irritated by his scruples, himself cut off the captive's head at a blow.”
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Battle · Champion · Faith · Head (geology · SWORD · Theology · Engineering · History · Indian History and Philosophy · Philosophy · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
| Highly cited | No |
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