The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.251

v3.c20.251

Arkalī Khān’s victory was rewarded with the fief of Multān, and Chhajjū was delivered into the custody of his conqueror, who was known to be opposed to his father’s mild policy. The fief of Kara was bestowed upon ‘Alā-ud-dīn, who lent a willing ear to the counsels of Chhajjū’s principal adherents, whom he took into his service. Domestic griefs helped to warp his loyalty, for his wife, the daughter of Fīrūz, and her mother, who perhaps suspected the trend of his ambition, were shrews who not only embittered his private life, but constantly intrigued against him at court. ‘Alā-ud-dīn’s original intention seems to have been to escape their malignity by leaving his uncle’s dominions and establishing a principality in some distant part of India, but the course of events suggested to him a design yet more treasonable.