The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.211
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.211
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One of the first to recognise that the accession of Balban had inaugurated a new era was Arsalān Tātār Khān, now governor of Bengal, who had latterly withheld from Mahmūd material recognition of his sovereignty, but at once sent Balban a gift of sixty-three elephants.