The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.307

v3.c20.307

Karan, after his flight from Gujarāt, had not remained an idle guest at Rāmachandra’s court, but had rebuilt the town and fortress of Nandurbār and ruled, as Rāmachandra’s vassal, a small principality. Malik Nāib passed through Mālwa and entered the Deccan, and Alp Khān, governor of Gujarāt, who had been ordered to cooperate with him, attacked Karan, who for two months offered a most determined resistance.