The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India: A History of the Establishment and Progress of the Turkish Sultanate of Delhi, 1206–1290 A.D. c9.49

c9.49

Aetigin’s fall was apparently a victory for the Sultan and no new naib was appointed. But the new amir-i-hajib, Badruddin Sunqar, now assumed dictatorial powers and even issued orders without the king’s consent⁴. The wazir, revengeful at being thus superseded, manoeuvred to destroy him and found in the Sultan a willing listener to false accusations against the *amir*. Apprehensive of his own safety and yet ignorant of the *wazir's* machinations, Sunqar tried with some ecclesiastics of the city to conspire for Bahram's deposition. In one of his secret meetings he invited the *wazir* who took advantage of this chance of wreaking his vengeance and betrayed the whole conspiracy. Sunqar was consequently dismissed and banished to Budaun and on his return shortly after, 'without orders' was seized and put to death'. His accomplices were also similarly punished.