The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.520

v3.c20.520

In 1393 the Rājputs of Etāwah again rebelled, but the governor of Jalesar enticed their leaders, by fair words, into Kanauj, and there treacherously slew all except Sarvadhāran, who escaped and took refuge in Etāwah. In August of the same year the king marched through the rebellious district of Mewāt, laying it waste, and on reaching Jalesar fell sick, but was unable to enjoy the repose which he needed, for Bahādur Nāhir again took the field and Muhammad was compelled to march against him, and defeated him. From Jalesar he wrote to his son, Humāyūn Khān, directing him to march into the Punjab and quell the rebellion of Shaikhā the Khokar. The prince was preparing to leave Delhi when he heard of the death of his father at Jalesar on January 20, 1394, and on January 22 he ascended the throne at Delhi under the title of ‘Alā-ud-dīn Sikandar Shāh. His reign was brief, for he fell sick almost immediately after his accession and died on March 8.