▁a ▁stand . ▁This ▁would ▁prove ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁cost ly ▁loss ▁for ▁Hem u . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 1 5 5 6 , ▁the ▁M ug hal ▁army ▁met ▁Hem u ' s ▁army ▁at ▁the ▁historic ▁battle field ▁of ▁Pan ip at . ▁Ak bar ▁and ▁B air am ▁Khan ▁stayed ▁in ▁the ▁rear , ▁eight ▁miles ▁from ▁the ▁battle ground . ▁ ▁Form ation ▁The ▁M ug hal ▁army ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁Ali ▁Q uli ▁Khan ▁Sh a ib ani ▁with ▁his ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁caval ry ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁with ▁S ik and ar ▁Khan ▁U z b ak ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁and ▁Abd ulla ▁Khan ▁U z b ak ▁towards ▁the ▁left . ▁The ▁v angu ard ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁Hus ain ▁Q uli ▁Beg ▁and ▁Shah ▁Q uli ▁Mah ram ▁and ▁included ▁B air am ▁Khan ' s ▁det achment ▁of ▁Tur ks . ▁ ▁Hem u ' s ▁army ▁was ▁numer ically ▁superior ▁counting ▁among ▁its ▁ranks ▁a ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 - strong ▁caval ry ▁consisting ▁of ▁Afghan ▁hors emen ▁and ▁an ▁ele ph ant ▁cont ing ent ▁number ing ▁ 5 0 0 . ▁Each ▁war ▁ele ph ant ▁was ▁protected ▁by ▁plate ▁arm our ▁and ▁mounted ▁by ▁mus k ete ers ▁and ▁cross bow men . ▁Hem u ▁led ▁his ▁army ▁himself ▁into ▁battle , ▁at op ▁an ▁ele ph ant ▁named ▁Hawai . ▁His ▁left ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁his ▁sister ' s