The History of Mubārak Shāh 5.19

5.19

In the year 804 H. (1401), Sultan Mahmud left the khitta of Dhar, and proceeded to Dehli. Ikbal Khan came forth to give him a formal reception, and the Sultan went to the Humayun palace in Jahan-panah. But the reins of government were in the hands of Ikbal Khan, and so hatred sprang up between him and the Sultan. Ikbal Khan again went to Kanauj, and took the Sultan with him. In this year Sultan Mubarak Shah (of Jaunpur) died, and his brother, Ibrahim Shah, succeeded him as king, under the title of Sultan Ibrahim. On hearing of the approach of Sultan Mahmud and Ikbal Khan, he marched out to meet them with a large force. When the two armies were near to each other, and the battle was imminent, Sultan Mahmud left the army of Ikbal Khan, on the pretence of hunting, and went to join Sultan Ibrahim, but Ibrahim paid him not the slightest attention, so he departed, and went into the khitta of Kanauj. There he expelled Malik-zada Harbu, who had held the place for Mubarak Shah, and installed himself in his place. Ikbal Khan returned to Dehli, and Ibrahim Shah went to Jaunpur. At Kanauj all ranks of people joined the Sultan, and the scattered guards and dependents rallied round him. The Sultan himself was content with this ikta' of Kanauj.