Commanding this force was Abdunnabí's son-in-law Zarak, who had been promised that the Mìan, when reinstated, would give him 3 lakhs of rupees and a part of his territory; further, the letter stated the army had been joined by Mehráb and Dhingánah Jatôís and by the Jhinjans, Khósahs, Nuhmardís, and other tribes.
When Mír Abdulláh, the commander of the Kalhoran forces, got this news, he immediately ordered his troops in the direction of the enemy, whom he met at the bridge of Chálak.
Mían Abdunnabí, believing that the Balóches had arrived there after a difficult journey, and thus were fatigued, advised his officers to attack immediately.
He ordered Mian Sadik, who had been brought on an elephant to the battlefield, to engage Abdunnabí's army with Mírzó Fakír and his son Bághah.
This article includes content derived from History of Sind - translated from Persian books by Mirza Kalichbeg Fredunbeg (1853-1929), published in Karachi in 1902 and now in the public domain.