The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c25.46

v3.c25.46

In 1472 it was reported to Mahmūd that 40,000 rebels had risen against Jām Nizām-ud-dīn, the ruler of Sind, whose daughter was the mother of Mahmūd. According to Firishta these rebels were Balūchīs of the Shiah persuasion, and according to the author of the *Zafar-ul-Wālih* they were pirates who dwelt on the sea coast, owning allegiance to none, and skilled in archery. Mahmūd again crossed the Rann by forced marches, and appeared in Sind with his army. The rebels dispersed on hearing of his approach, and Mahmūd halted, and before he returned received gifts and a letter of thanks from the Jām, who also sent his daughter, who was married to Qaisar Khān, grandson of Hasan Khān Iftikhār-ul-Mulk of Khāndesh, who had taken refuge in Gujarāt.