महाराणा सांगा: द हिन्दूपत (हरविलास सारदा - मेवाड़ साम्राज्य एवं खानवा महायुद्ध इतिहास)

Maharana Sānga.
Bābur was left with few adherents, and
"once more felt himself in a most destitute
and wretched situation, without army or
country or home. He knew not which way
to turn." Bābur thought of migrating to
the remoter wilds of Tartary, but eventually
made up his mind to return towards Samar-
kand and meet whatever fortune awaited
him there. With the greatest difficulty he
traversed the pass of Sir-e-tāk and came to
Kān. At a little distance from Samarkand
Kamber Ali joined Bābur. Shaibani was
encamped with seven or eight thousand men
near Khwaja Didār and had a garrison of five
or six hundred men in Samarkand. Mehdi
Sultan and other adherents of Shaibani, with
two thousand men, were encamped near by.
Bābur with all his exertions could not muster
more than 240 followers. None but a man
of the most heroic ardour would have
ventured to think of extricating himself from
his difficulties except by retreat. Bābur saw
that if he had any chance of retrieving his
affairs it could only be by bold measures, and
he resolved to surprise Samarkand, which
daring enterprise offered the best prospect
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