The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India: A History of the Establishment and Progress of the Turkish Sultanate of Delhi, 1206–1290 A.D. c13.94

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c13.94

Unless he can be proved to have been carried a prisoner by the Mongols, Sher Khan’s action must be regarded as open treason against Delhi. Minhaj makes a mystery of his real motive, but a similar defection about the same time, of prince Jalaluddin Masud, brother of the reigning king, and his subsequent proceedings in India, make it tolerably clear⁴. Masud was appointed in 646/1248 to the provinces of Sambhal and Budaun, but for some unexplained reason, is stated to have

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