The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India: A History of the Establishment and Progress of the Turkish Sultanate of Delhi, 1206–1290 A.D. c11.52

c11.52

to succeed Sher Khan (possibly a misprint for Tamur Khan) whose naib, Tughril, however, usurped all power and dispossessed him. Stewart: History of Bengal, p. 69, states, on what authority is not mentioned, that Tatar Khan was confirmed by Balban and ruled in Bengal until his death in 1277. Barani, however, places Tughril's rebellion "15 or 16 years after Balban's accession."