The Nāṣirī Generations 244.3.1

244.3.1

In this tract, as there were neither fields nor tillage, supplies were not to be obtained, and, of necessity, Ulugh Khan-i-A'zam was compelled to return again. When he presented himself in the presence of the Court, victorious, triumphant, and safe, with the whole of the troops, and the Amirs and Maliks who were along with him, the sublime standards moved to return again towards the illustrious capital, Dihli, on Thursday, the 25th of the month of Zi-Ka'dah, 644 H. On Thursday, the 2nd of the month of Muharram, 645 H., the capital was reached. Since, through the firmness of counsel, and the justness of determination of Ulugh Khan-i-A'zam, the army of Turkistan and Mughal had beheld those exploits and that military organization, during this year, 645 H., not a single man, from the parts above came towards the territory of Sind. Therefore, in the month of Sha'ban of this same year, Ulugh Khan-i-A'zam represented for the sublime consideration, "it is advisable, that, during this year, the sublime standards should be put in motion for the purpose of ravaging and carrying on holy war in the extreme parts of the territory of Hindustan in order that the independent [Hindu] tribes, and Raes and Ranahs, who, during the last few years, have not been punished, may receive a thorough chastisement, that booty may fall into the hands of the troops of Islam, and means to repel the infidel Mughals, in the shape of wealth, may be amassed."