The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.78
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.78
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Mahīpāl was encouraged by his success at Kāngra to advance even to the walls of Lahore, and besieged the city, but the nobles, who had been too deeply engaged in quarrels regarding precedence, fiefs, and titles to send relief to the three lost fortresses, showed a united front to the enemy at the gates, and Mahīpāl was obliged to retire.