The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c24.111

v3.c24.111

‘Alī Shāh, who ascended the throne in 1569-70, was happier in his relations with Akbar than his brother had been. In 1578 he received two envoys, Maulānā ‘Ishqī and Qāzī Sadr-ud-dīn, whom he sent back to the imperial court with rich gifts and a report, gratifying to the emperor, that the *khutba* had been recited in Kashmīr in his name. His reign of nearly nine years was troubled by the usual rebellions, and by one severe famine in 1576. He died in 1579 from the effects of an accident at polo similar to that which caused the death of Qutb-ud-dīn Aibak of Delhi, the high pommel of his saddle entering his belly, and was succeeded by his son, Yūsuf Shāh.