The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c24.32

v3.c24.32

The new king’s full title appears from inscriptions to have been Sayyid-us-Sādāt ‘Alā-ud-dīn Abu-’l-Muzaffar Shāh Husain Sultān *bin* Sayyid Ashraf al-Husainī, and it is possible that to his father’s name Ashraf may be traced the belief of some historians that he was descended from or connected with the Sharīfs of Mecca. He proved to be worthy of the confidence reposed in him, and inaugurated his reign by issuing orders for the cessation of plundering in Gaur. The orders were not at once obeyed, and the punishment of the refractory was prompt and severe, though the statement that he put 12,000 plunderers to death on this occasion is probably an exaggeration. The booty recovered from those who suffered for their disobedience enriched the royal treasury.