The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.186

v3.c20.186

In 1249 Balban was employed in chastising the turbulent people of Mewāt, the district to the south of Delhi, and in an unsuccessful attempt to recover Ranthambhor, which had been restored by the Hindus since it had been dismantled by Raziyya's troops, and was now held by Nāhar Deo. He returned to Delhi on May 18, and on August 2, the king married his daughter and he became almost supreme in the state. Mahmūd appointed him lieutenant of the kingdom and his place as lord chamberlain was taken by his brother, Saif-ud-dīn Aibak, Kashlī Khān. In the early months of 1250 Balban was again engaged in restoring order in the Doāb.