▁the ▁city ▁and ▁fled ▁without ▁a ▁fight ▁upon ▁hearing ▁of ▁Hem u ' s ▁imp ending ▁invasion . ▁In ▁purs uit ▁of ▁the ▁governor , ▁Hem u ▁reached ▁T ugh la q abad , ▁a ▁village ▁just ▁outside ▁Del hi ▁where ▁he ▁ran ▁into ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁M ug hal ▁governor ▁of ▁Del hi , ▁T ardi ▁Beg ▁Khan , ▁and ▁defeated ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁T ugh la q abad . ▁He ▁took ▁possession ▁of ▁Del hi ▁after ▁a ▁day ' s ▁battle ▁on ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 1 5 5 6 ▁and ▁claimed ▁royal ▁status ▁assuming ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Vik ram ad ity a ▁( or ▁B ik ram j it ). ▁ ▁P rel ude ▁On ▁hearing ▁the ▁dis astr ous ▁news ▁from ▁T ugh la q abad , ▁Hum ay un ' s ▁successor , ▁the ▁ 1 3 - year - old ▁Ak bar ▁and ▁his ▁guard ian ▁B air am ▁Khan ▁soon ▁set ▁off ▁for ▁Del hi . ▁In ▁a ▁stroke ▁of ▁luck , ▁Ali ▁Q uli ▁Khan ▁Sh a ib ani ▁( l ater ▁Khan - i - Z aman ), ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁sent ▁ahead ▁with ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 - strong ▁caval ry ▁force , ▁ch anced ▁upon ▁Hem u ' s ▁art illery ▁which ▁was ▁being ▁transport ed ▁under ▁a ▁weak ▁guard . ▁He ▁was ▁easily ▁able ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁entire ▁train ▁of ▁art illery ▁from ▁the ▁Af gh ans ▁who ▁abandoned ▁the ▁guns ▁and ▁fled ▁without ▁making