The Afghan History of Khān Jahān 1.3.8

1.3.8

About this time, Sultan 'Alau-d din departed to the mercy of God in Badaun. Sultan Husain went there for the purpose of offering condolence, but he finished by wresting Badaun from 'Alau-d din's son, and in doing so injured his reputation. From thence he went to Sambhal, where he confined Mubarak Khan, the son of Tatar Khan, the governor of that place, and sent him to Saran. He then proceeded in person against Dehli, with a large army and 1000 elephants, and arrived at the ferry of Kanjh, on the river Jumna, in the month of Zi-l hijja, A.H. 893, and encamped there. Sultan Bahlol was, at this period, in the direction of Sirhind, but came to Dehli when he heard the news. Both parties were employed in fighting for some time, and the eastern forces were generally victorious, owing to their superior strength and numbers. In the end, Kutb Khan sent a person to Sultan Husain with a message, saying, "I am the grateful servant of Bibi Raji; she treated me with the utmost kindness when I was a prisoner in Jaunpur. I think that the most advisable course to pursue at present is to make peace, and return. Let the countries on the other side of the river Ganges be ruled by you, and those on this side by Sultan Bahlol." Thus did Kutb Khan's interposition put an end to this warfare.