The History of Mubārak Shāh 7.20

7.20

His Majesty then departed homewards, and proceeding along the banks of the Jumna, he reached Dehli on the 16th Sha'ban, 831 H. (30th April, 1428 A.D.), and took up his residence in Siri. Then dismissing the amirs and maliks to their fiefs, he gave himself up to pleasure and enjoyment. * * * In the month of Shawwal, he seized Kaddu the Mewatti, for having allied himself to Sultan [Ibrahim Sharki], and for having kept up a correspondence with him: afterwards he had him put to death privately. His Majesty then sent Malik Sarwaru-l Mulk with an army to Mewat, to repress the turbulence of the people and settle the country. The inhabitants laid waste several of their towns and villages, places flourishing in the desert, and then retreated into the mountains. Jalal Khan brother of Malik Kaddu, and some other chiefs, including Ahmad Khan, Malik Fakhru-d din, and several other maliks related to them, collected all their horsemen and footmen, and assembled in the fort of Alwar. When Malik Sarwaru-l Mulk sat down against the fort, the besieged saw that it was hopeless to resist, so they made proposals for peace, engaging to give hostages for the payment of their revenue. In accordance with this engagement, having received the revenue (mal), taxes (mahsul), and hostages, Sarwaru-l Mulk returned with his army to Dehli.