Riyaz al-salatin 30.6

30.6

when Sultan Qutbu-d-din after conquest of the fort of Kalinjar, proceeded to the town of Mahubah which is below Kalpi and conquered it, Malik Muhammad Bakhtiar going from Behar to wait on him, met the Sultan, at the time, when the latter was proceeding from Mahubah towards Badaun. He presented jewelleries and divers valuables of Bengal and a large amount in cash. And for a time remaining in the company of the Sultan, he took permission to return, and came back to Bengal, and for a period ruling over Bengal he engaged in demolishing the temples and in building mosques. After this, he planned an expedition towards the Kingdoms of Khata and Tibbat, with a force of ten or twelve thousand select cavalry, through the passes of the north-eastern moun- or Charitable establishments consisting of Students' Hostels and travellers' Guest-houses, founded cities, and established military outposts at strategic points, and introduced the coinage of money (see Tabaqat, pp. 151 and 149). He laid down embankments, constructed roads and bridges connecting his northern military outposts at Deokot and his southern military outpost at Laknor (perhaps Nagor in Birbhum) with his newly-founded capital at Lakhnauti. tains of Bengal. Guided by one of the Chiefs of Koch, named 'Ali Mech, who had been converted to Muhammadan faith by Muhammad Bakhtiar, he reached towards those mountains. 'Ali Mech led Bakhtiar's forces to a country, the town whereof is called Abardhan and also Barahmangadi.