The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c24.35
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c24.35
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In 1495 Husain Shāh, the last of the Sharqī kings of Jaunpur, having been driven from his kingdom by Sikandar Lodī of Delhi, fled for refuge to Bengal, and was hospitably accommodated by ‘Alā-ud-dīn Husain Shāh at Kahalgāon (Colgong), where he lived in retirement until his death in 1500.