The History of Fīrūz Shāh (Baranī) 5.10

5.10

All Gujarát became a prey to the invaders, and the idol which, after the victory of Sultán Mahmúd, and his destruction of (the idol) Manát, the Brahmans had set up under the name of Somnáth, for the worship of the Hindus, was removed and carried to Dehlí, where it was laid down for people to tread upon. Nusrat Khán proceeded to Kambáya (Cambay), and levied large quantities of jewels and precious articles from the merchants of that place, who were very wealthy. He also took from his master (a slave afterwards known as) Káfúr Hazár-dínárí, who was made Malik-naíb, and whose beauty captivated 'Aláu-d dín. Ulugh Khán and Nusrat Khán returned with great booty; but on their way they provoked their soldiers to revolt by demanding from them a fifth of their spoil, and by instituting inquisitorial inquiries about it. Although the men made returns (of the amount), they would not believe them at all, but demanded more. The gold and silver, and jewels and valuables, which the men had taken, were all demanded, and various kinds of coercion were employed. These punishments and prying researches drove the men to desperation. In the army there were many amirs and many horsemen who were "new Muhammadans." They held together as one man, and two or three thousand assembled and began a disturbance. They killed Malik A'zzu-d din, brother of Nusrat Khan, and amir-i hajib of Ulugh Khan, and proceeded tumultuously to the tent of Ulugh Khan.