The History of Mubārak Shāh 8.3

8.3

His foul head was cut off and suspended over the gate, and all his family, his wives and children, fell into the hands of the army of Islam. God is the protector of the religion of Islam, and He gave the victory to Yusuf Khan, enabling him to avenge the death of Mubarak Shah on that vile heretic. The noise of the perfidy of Sarwaru-l Mulk, and of his leaguing with base infidels, spread through all the country, and many amirs and maliks who had been recipients of the bounty of the late Khizr Khan now withdrew from their obedience. Sarwaru-l Mulk being disaffected like them, strife and disturbances arose. Malik Allah-dad Kaka Lodi amir of Sambhal, and Kahu Miyan holder of Badaun and grandson of the late Khan-i Jahan, Amir 'Ali Gujarati and Amir Kambal Turk-bacha [had formed a party against Sarwaru-l Mulk who,] on being informed of their proceedings, appointed Maliku-sh Shark Kamalu-d din and Khan-i 'azam Saiyid Khan, son of Saiyid Salim, to repress their rebellion. Malik Yusuf, son of Sarwaru-l Mulk, and Sadharan Kangu, were sent along with them. In the month of Ramazan, his forces being in readiness, he (Kamalu-d din) marched out and encamped at the top of the hauz, and a few days afterwards he proceeded to the banks of the Jumna. Crossing the river at the ford of Kicha, he arrived and halted at Baran, intent upon his schemes of vengeance. On being apprised of his approach, Malik Allah-dad, desirous of avoiding an action, was about to cross the Ganges and go elsewhere;