The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c15.160
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c15.160
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Meanwhile the gradual consolidation of the empire proceeded, and in August Majnūn Khān Qāqshāl captured the fortress of Kālinjar, where Sher Shāh had lost his life and where his son Islām Shāh had been enthroned. It was in the possession of Rām Chand, Rājā of Bhath, or Rewah, who, having heard of the fate of Chitor and Ranthambhor, made no very strenuous resistance. Majnūn Khān's success was rewarded by the inclusion of Kālinjar and the district of which it was the centre in the government of the lower Dūāb, which he already held.