The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c26.40
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c26.40
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In 1465 Mahmūd was much gratified by the arrival at Māndū of Sharaf-ul-Mulk, an envoy from al-Mustanjid Billāh Yūsuf, the puppet ‘Abbāsid Caliph of Egypt, who brought for him a robe of honour and a patent of sovereignty. The honour was an empty one, such patents being issued chiefly for the purpose of filling the coffers of the needy pontiffs who were in theory the Commanders of the Faithful, and in practice obsequious courtiers of the Mamlūk Sultans of Egypt, but it was highly prized by the lesser sultans in India.