The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c22.2

v3.c22.2

THE condition of the kingdom over which Buhlūl was called to rule has already been described, but he differed from its late feeble sovereign in being already, at the time of his elevation to the throne, a powerful ruler. The greater part of the Punjab owned his sway, and one of his kinsmen was virtual ruler of the country to the east of Delhi, the northern Doāb, and the province now known as Rohilkhand.