The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c22.58

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Sikandar had provided for ‘Alī Khān of Nāgaur, who had fled from the wrath of his brother, Muhammad Khān, by giving him a fief on the borders of the district of Ranthambhor, which was then held for Mahmūd II of Mālwa by Daulat Khān, a prince of the Khaljī family. ‘Alī Khān tampered with Daulat Khān and, having induced him to promise that he would transfer his allegiance to Delhi, reported his success to Sikandar, who marched in a leisurely manner towards Ranthambhor. At Bayāna he was visited by Daulat Khān and his mother, but discovered, when the topic of the surrender of the fortress was broached, that ‘Alī Khān was playing a double game, and had secretly urged Daulat Khān not to surrender it. ‘Alī Khān was punished by being removed from his fief, which was conferred on his brother Abu Bakr, and Daulat Khān suffered nothing worse than reproaches for his duplicity.