Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 30.1
History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs) 30.1
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30.1
Ascends the throne. — Yekhtyar-ood-Deen Aluptugeen and Khwaja Mehdy assume great power. — The King endeavours to procure their assassination in open court. — Aluptugeen is killed. — Khwaja Mehdy escapes with several wounds. — A conspiracy against the King's life, discovered by himself. — The persons concerned gradually removed from court, and assassinated on their own estates, according to secret orders from the King. — Invasion of Punjab by the Moguls of Chungiz Khan. — Lahore besieged. — The minister sent with an army to oppose the invaders — measures adopted by him to seduce the army from their allegiance. — The army, under the minister, marches to Dehly to dethrone the King. — The citizens deliver the King over to his enemies — suffers death.