The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.517

v3.c20.517

In 1392 the Hindus of Etāwah, led by Nar Singh, Sarvadhāran the Rāhtor, and Bīr Bhān, chief of Bhansor, rose in rebellion, and Islām Khān was sent against them, defeated them, and carried Nar Singh to Delhi; but as soon as his back was turned the rebellion broke out afresh and Sarvadhāran attacked the town of Talgrām¹. Muhammad now marched in person against the rebels, who shut themselves up in Etāwah, and when hard pressed escaped from the town by night and fled. The king dismantled the fortifications of Etāwah and marched to Kanauj and Dalmau, where he punished many who had participated in the rebellion, and thence to Jalesar, where he built a new fortress, which he named Muhammadābād.