The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India: A History of the Establishment and Progress of the Turkish Sultanate of Delhi, 1206–1290 A.D. c13.115

c13.115

The control over Sind remained equally uncertain. Shortly after Sher Khan’s withdrawal from Sind, Uch and Multan were restored to Kashlu Khan. But within a year of his appointment he revolted, transferred his allegiance to Hulaku, and through the agency of Ruknuddin Kurt of Herat, even received a Mongol resident. After the failure of his attack in Delhi, made, as has been mentioned on a previous page, in alliance with Qutlugh Khan in 1257, he betook himself to Hulaku in Khurasan and presumably, sought armed assistance., The latter received him kindly but in accordance with the policy followed in assisting Jalaluddin Masud’s installation in the Punjab, did not countenance a full-scale attack on Delhi proper, and even issued strict orders to Sali Bhadur “not to allow a single Mongol horsemen to cross the Delhi border”⁵. Kashlu left his son as a hostage and returned with Sali Bahadur’s troops, obviously