The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India: A History of the Establishment and Progress of the Turkish Sultanate of Delhi, 1206–1290 A.D. c9.93

c9.93

Lakhnauti’s history for the next few years is far from clear. Tamur Khan’s immediate successor is not mentioned in the chronicle². Yuzbak-i-Tughril Khan, who is next mentioned as having been appointed over Lakhnauti, is known to have previously held Kanouj in succession to prince Jalaluddin; the latter was transferred thither in 646/1248, from Sambhal and Budaun³. Yuzbak subsequently held Awadh from where he came to take charge of Lakhnauti. An inscription in Maldah, dated 647/1249, however, testifies to the viceroyalty of Jalaluddin Masud Shah Jani who presumably succeeded Tamur Khan⁴. When Masud’s rule terminated cannot be ascertained with precision, but a coin minted at Lakhnauti in the name of Nasiruddin Mahmud and Yuzbak (Yuzbak-i-Tughril Khan) bears a date which cannot be anterior to 651/1253¹.