The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c25.87

v3.c25.87

In January, 1521, Muzaffar sent an army of 100,000 horse and 100 elephants under the command of Malik Ayāz, governor of Sorath, to chastise the Rānā for his raid into Gujarāt. Bākor¹, Gāliākot², Dūngarpur³, Sagwāra⁴, and Bānswāra⁵ were ravaged and laid waste. At Bānswāra a large force of Hindus lying in ambush was attacked and put to flight after suffering losses. Malik Ayāz then marched to Mandasor, and besieged that town. Rānā Sangrama marched to its relief, but would not venture within twenty miles of the Muslim camp, and sent agents to Malik Ayāz offering to pay tribute to Muzaffar II if he would raise the siege, but his prayers were unheeded. Mahmūd II joined Malik Ayāz, and Mandasor might have been captured and Sangrama defeated, but for the jealousy of Malik Ayāz, who feared lest Qivām-ul-Mulk, his principal lieutenant, should gain the credit for the victory. He therefore made peace with the Rānā on his promising to pay tribute, to place a son at Muzaffar’s court as a hostage, to wait in person on the king, and to be obedient to his orders. Qivām-ul-Mulk was strongly opposed to this treaty and persuaded Mahmūd Shāh to join him in an attack on the Rānā, but Malik Ayāz was informed of this design, used his authority over the army of Gujarāt to prevent its execution and marched back to Ahmadābād. Muzaffar was so deeply disappointed by this termination of a promising campaign that he would not see Malik Ayāz, but sent him straight back to Sorath, where he died in the following year and was succeeded by his son Ishāq.