The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India: A History of the Establishment and Progress of the Turkish Sultanate of Delhi, 1206–1290 A.D. c7.69

c7.69

This victory added another great kingdom extending as far as Monghyr to the Shansabani empire. It was made a military division and Malik Husamuddin Ughulbak became its first commandant (Muqti). Garrisons were placed in Benares, Asni and other towns whose occupation, because of the treasure they were reported to contain, took precedence over that even of the capital city of Kanouj², which was not taken until 595/1198-9. Gahdvala rule however, still survived in the country. A grant discovered at Machlishahr, dated in 1199, was issued by Jayachandra's son, Harishchandra who appears therein as an independent sovereign³. An inscription of Ranaka Vijayakarna discovered in the Mirzapur district, refers to the Gahdvala kingdom as if it was still continuing; it however, omits the reigning king's name, possibly to indicate the recent political change⁴. Even Kanouj must have been recovered to necessitate its subsequent reconquest by Iltutmish⁵.