An habit of fighting in india was "Utara", which was associated with honour, was the act of dismounting the horse and fighting on foot during times of crisis, while soldiers tied each other's tunics together to prevent anyone from running away.
Jahangir therefore writes of the Sayyids of Barha that they had "held this place in every fight in which they have been in".
the act of binding tunics together was also practised by Moin-ul-Mulk during his defense of Lahore against Abdali.
Moin-ul-Mulk had defeated Abdali's first invasion at Mannupur, & due to his strong resistance in Abdali's 2nd invasion, he was re-appointed as governor of Lahore.
Moin-ul-Mulk had defeated Abdali's first invasion at Mannupur, & due to his strong resistance in Abdali's 2nd invasion, he was re-appointed as governor of Lahore.
Note that the Afghan nobles in India under the Mughal empire such as Khan-i Jahan Lodi also participated in this habit of dismounting and fighting on foot, during his rebellion against the Mughal empire
The Persians ridiculed this practise, while Aurangzeb in his anecdotes simultaneously ridicules the Turks for their habit of "retreat in the very thick of battle" while also ridiculing the indians n persians born in india who "part with their heads but not leave their positions"
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