The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.142
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.142
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After the retirement of Iltutmish from Bengal in 1225 ‘Iwaz rebelled, expelled the king’s governor from Bihār and ill-treated those who had acknowledged his authority. The governor fled to Oudh and in 1227 Mahmūd, the son of Iltutmish, invaded Bengal from that province to punish the rebel. ‘Iwaz being absent on an expedition; he occupied Lakhnāwatī without opposition, and when ‘Iwaz returned he defeated him, captured him, put him to death, and imprisoned the Khaljī nobles who had formed a confederacy to oppose the suzerainty of Delhi¹.