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describing the conquest of Nardin by Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna writes :- " When the Sultan arrived near the end of his destination, he sent his cavalry in array and formed them into different bodies; appointing his brother, Amir Nasr, son of Nasir• ud-Dln, to command the Right Wing, consisting of valiant heroes, Arsan• al-jazib to the left, consisting of powerful young men, and Abu 'Abdullah Muhammad bin Ibrahlmat-Ta'I, to the Advance-Guard, consisting of fiery Arab cavaliers..
Siraj-ud-Din al-juzjani, the author of Tabaqat-i-Nii$iri, has used the following terminology for the order of battle which Sultan Mu'iz-ud-Din Muhammad bin Sam followed in the battle near the vicinity of Tarain ~ (1) Quddam-i-Lashkar {Vanguard), (2) Maimana (Right), (3) Maisara (Left), (4) Qalb {Centre), (5) Khalf (Rear).
The light and unarmoured horsemen were made into four divisions and were placed in front of the infidels, and were directed to attack the army pf the infidels on all sides from the -Right (Maimana), and from the Left (Maisara), from the Rear 1.
Amir Khusrau, while describing the battle between Ghiyath-ud~Din Tughluq and Khusrau Khan, writes of the farmer's order and arrangement of his army :3 (View the image of this page) Sometimes the elephants were placed in front of each and all the wings.
5. At the battle of Kili, fought against the Mughals, 'Ala' -ud-Dln had an ambuscade behind every (View the image of this page)7* The Qarawal (Skirmishers) moved on the right and the left-hands of the Harawal (Vanguard) so as to get themselves acquainted with the move• ments of the enemy.