The Afghan History of Khān Jahān 1.3.3

1.3.3

Shahzada Husain Khan, in the year 857, came, at Jaunpur, into the presence of Bibi Raji, to pay his respects; and as she was greatly displeased with Muhammad Shah, she, with the aid of the Sharki nobles and grandees, raised him to the throne of the kingdom of Jaunpur, with the title of Sultan Husain. Malik Mubarak Gang, Malik 'Ali Gujarati, and other chiefs were appointed to attack Muhammad Shah, who had taken up a position at Rajgarh, on the river Ganges. When Sultan Husain's army approached, divers nobles who were dissatisfied with Muhammad Shah forsook him, and joined the forces of Sultan Husain. Muhammad Shah fled, accompanied by 100 of his body-guard, and arrived at a garden which was in that neighbourhood, where he was surrounded by the Sultan's soldiers. Muhammad Shah, being a capital archer, took up his bow and arrows; but previous to this, Bibi Raji had persuaded the armourer of Muhammad to remove the points from the arrows which he had in his quiver, so he found, at the time of action, that all the arrows which he drew forth from his quiver were pointless. At last he threw down his bow, and took to his sword, with which he smote down several persons; but an arrow from the bow of destiny was sent by the hand of Malik Mubarak Gang, which struck Muhammad Shah in the throat. The wound caused him to fall from his horse to the ground, when he attained martyrdom.