The Nāṣirī Generations 237.11

237.11

At the time Malik Jani fled before the Khalj Sultan into Awadh, Malik Nasir-ud-Din, Mahmud Shah, the eldest son and heir-apparent of I-yal-timish, was there located, having been entrusted with the fief of Awadh in 623 H. About two years and a half after he had been compelled to acknowledge the suzerainty of the Dihli Sultan, as shown by his coins, Sultan Ghiyas-ud-Din, ’Iwaz, having set out on an expedition against the infidels of Bang and Kamrud [See page 594], Malik Nasir-ud-Din, Mahmud Shah, incited by Malik ’Ala-ud-Din, Jani [I-yal-timish was occupied elsewhere in 624 H., but he sent reinforcements to his son, see page 611], whom the Khalj Sultan had expelled from Bihar, seized the opportunity—no intimation, of course, having been given beforehand—and invaded Lakhanawati, which had been left nearly empty of troops, seized the fortress of Basan-kot, and took possession of the city of Lakhanawati. Sultan Ghiyas-ud-Din, ’Iwaz, on becoming aware of this perfidious act, flew to the rescue—with a portion only of his forces, from what our author states at page 595—encountered the son of I-yal-timish, but was defeated, and taken captive, along with “all the Khalj Amirs,” and the whole of them were butchered.