The History of Mubārak Shāh 5.26

5.26

In the month of Rajab, 811 H. (December, 1408), Sultan Mahmud went to Hisar Firozah, and besieged Kiwam Khan in the fort. After some days Kiwam Khan made proposals of peace, and sent his son to the Sultan with tribute. The Sultan then returned through Dhatrath to Dehli. Khizr Khan, when he heard of this, marched quickly to Fathabad and chastised the people who had joined the Sultan. On the 11th Ramazan, he (Khizr Khan) sent Maliku-sh Shark Malik Tuhfa with a strong force to attack Dhatrath, and Fath Khan fled with his household into the Dokh. Many of the people who remained there were plundered and made prisoners. Khizr Khan proceeded through Ruhtak to Dehli, and besieged it; Sultan Mahmud being in the fort of Siri, and Ikhtiyar Khan in the palace of Firozabad. A scarcity of forage ensued, and Khizr Khan withdrew across the Jumna into the Doab, but meeting with resistance there, he re-crossed the river and marched to Fathpur.