The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.556

v3.c20.556

In December, 1413, Khizr Khān invaded Daulat Khān's territory and, leaving a large force to besiege Rohtak, marched into Mewāt, where he received the submission of Bahādur Nāhir's nephew, Jalāl Khān. Thence he marched across the Doāb to Sambhal, plundered that town, and in March, 1414, returned to Delhi with an army of 60,000 horse and besieged Daulat Khān in Sīrī. Daulat Khān held out for four months, when some of his officers treacherously admitted the besiegers, and he was forced to throw himself on his enemy's mercy. On May 28 Khizr Khān entered Delhi as its sovereign and founded a new dynasty, known as the Sayyids; and Daulat Khān was imprisoned in Hissar.