The History of Fīrūz Shāh (Baranī) 1.31

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He took the road to Jajnagar, and halted at a dry place, one day's journey from Lakhnauti. Few persons of importance were left in the city, and the people were all well disposed to him, having the fear of the Sultan on the one hand, and the hope of Tughril's favour on the other. The Sultan was thirty or forty kos from Lakhnauti, and Tughril continued his march to Jajnagar. He deluded the people who accompanied him by telling them that he would stay for a time at Jajnagar, but that the Sultan would be unable to remain long at Lakhnauti. As soon as he should hear of the Sultan's departure they would plunder Jajnagar, and return rich and safe to Lakhnauti, for no one whom the Sultan could leave there would be able to oppose their return. On their approaching the place the Sultan's deputy would retire. Several days were passed by the Sultan at Lakhnauti in arming and newly organizing his forces; but he set off with all possible speed towards Jajnagar in pursuit of the rebel. The author's maternal grandfather, Sipah-salar Hisamu-d din, wakildar of Malik Bar-bak, was made governor of Lakhnauti, with directions to send on to the army, three or four times every week, full particulars of the news which might arrive from Dehli. Balban marched with all speed, and in a few days arrived at Sunar-ganw. The Rai of that place, by name Danuj Rai, met the Sultan, and an agreement was made with him that he should guard against the escape of Tughril by water.