The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India: A History of the Establishment and Progress of the Turkish Sultanate of Delhi, 1206–1290 A.D. c7.151

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officers having failed to quell the rising which seriously interfered with his plans, Muizzuddin decided to deal with it himself. Directing Aibak to join him on the Jhelum, he set out for the Punjab and on the river, was opposed by the rebels. They fought with desperate courage but were overpowered. A large number was killed or captured, while the rest took refuge in a hill-fort near by. On its being reduced the next day, some fled to the nearest forest only to perish miserably when it was set on fire.