The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c23.11
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c23.11
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Mahmūd Sharqī’s adventure against Buhlūl Lodī of Delhi in 1452 and its unfortunate results for Jaunpur, have already been described in Chapter IX. His rash attack on Delhi served but to open Buhlūl’s eyes to the danger with which the existence of an independent kingdom of Jaunpur menaced him, and to convince him of the necessity for its destruction.