The History of Mubārak Shāh 5.7

5.7

Mukarrab Khan had secured Bahadur Nahir and his adherents, and had placed him in charge of the fortress of Old Dehli. Mallu was entitled Ikbal Khan, and received charge of the fortress of Siri. At length fights came to be daily occurrences between Dehli and Firozabad, Musulmans shed the blood of each other, and neither party could obtain the mastery. The districts (shikk) in the Doab, and the fiefs (ikta's) of Sambhal, Panipat, Jhajhar, and Ruhtak, were in the possession of Sultan Nasiru-d din [Nusrat Khan], while Sultan Mahmud held no place except the forts above named. The amirs and maliks of the outlying territories (bilad-i mamalik) set themselves up as rulers, at their own pleasure, and kept all the wealth and revenue in their own hands. Things went on thus for three years. Deadly contests were of daily occurrence between Dehli and Firozabad, and of varying results. Sometimes the men of Dehli had to throw themselves into their fortress, sometimes they drove their adversaries into the fort of Firozabad.