The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.396

v3.c20.396

In 1328, or early in 1329, very shortly after Muhammad’s return to Delhi, his dominions were invaded by Tarmāshīrīn the Mughul, who may be identified with the Chaghatāī, ‘Alā-ud-dīn Tarmāshīrīn, who reigned in Transoxiana from 1322 until 1330 or 1334. The invader passed through Lahore and Sāmāna to Indrī¹, and thence to the borders of the Budaun district, traversing the Doāb to the banks of the Ganges and plundering and devastating the country on their way. The incursion was a mere raid and it is probable that the invaders lost no time on their homeward journey, but Muhammad pursued them as far as Kalānaur, a few miles south of the Rāvī, afterwards to become famous as the town where the youthful Akbar ascended the imperial throne, and to have left Abu Rijā there to destroy the fort which had afforded a refuge to the marauders, while he returned to Delhi. According to another account he was on this occasion mean-spirited enough to bribe the Mughuls to retire, but the inconsistency of such conduct with his character is sufficient to discredit the record.