The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.488
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.488
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In December, 1356, the king was gratified by the receipt of a robe of honour and a commission recognising his sovereignty in India from the puppet Abbasid Caliph in Egypt, but the envoy also bore a letter which commended to him the Bahmanī dynasty of the Deccan in terms which made it clear that the Caliph recognised its independence. At the same time envoys arrived with complimentary gifts from Iliyās, and obtained from Fīrūz recognition of the independence of Bengal.