The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India: A History of the Establishment and Progress of the Turkish Sultanate of Delhi, 1206–1290 A.D. c11.82

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¹ the prince’s fight and resulting death; Budauni: op. cit. p. 138 (text). quotes Amir Khusrau’s ode. See T4, I, p. 88 for an unconfirmed story of how the prince’s sad end was supposed to be the result of the displeasure of the contemporary saint Sadruddin of Multan. In a fit of drunkenness the prince is reported to have divorced his wife, a daughter of the house of Iltutmish; on his subsequently desiring to take her back, she had to be married to another and then divorced. The saint was persuaded to agree to taking her in marriage but later the lady refused to return to the prince and consequently the saint refused to divorce her. The prince thereupon flew into a rage and swore to kill Sadruddin, the first thing next morning; but the Mongol invasion occurred to take him away to his fateful expedition before he had time to execute his plan.