The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.490

v3.c20.490

In 1358 a plot was formed against the life of Fīrūz. His cousin Khudāvandzāda, who had unsuccessfully claimed the throne for her son, now lived at Delhi, and she and her husband arranged that the king should be assassinated by armed men on the occasion of a visit to her house, but the plot was frustrated by her son, Dāvar Malik, who was not in sympathy with his stepfather, Khusrav Malik, and contrived to apprise Fīrūz by signs that his life was in danger, thus causing him to depart sooner than was his wont, and before the arrangements for his assassination were complete. On returning to his palace he sent troops to surround the house, and the men who were to have slain him were arrested and disclosed the plot. Khudāvandzāda was imprisoned, her great wealth was confiscated, and her husband was banished.