The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c12.s3.5

v4.c12.s3.5

Ibrāhīm Shāh Lodī, in 1523, was confronted with rebellion and risings in all the outlying parts of his kingdom. His relations had one and all turned against him, but his most serious rivals were his uncle, 'Ālam Khān (also known as 'Alā-ud-dīn) who had been living under the protection of Sultān Muzaffar of Gujarāt (see vol. III, p. 321), and Daulat Khān Lodī, the governor of Lahore. During the revolts against Shāh Ibrāhīm, Daulat Khān, who had formed the confederacy, sent his son Ghāzī Khān to Delhi in order to ascertain the position of affairs at headquarters, and on his return to Lahore Ghāzī Khān warned his father that Ibrāhīm intended to deprive him of his governorship. Daulat Khān was determined to resist, but doubting his power to do so unaided he sent messengers to Kābul, offering to acknowledge Bābur as his sovereign in return for assistance. Bābur readily agreed, although 'Ālam Khān, the uncle of Shāh Ibrāhīm, who had recently fled to Kābul, was at the time begging Bābur to place him on the throne of Delhi.