The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c26.71
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c26.71
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In 1517 Mahmūd lost patience with his Hindu masters, and, leaving Māndū on the pretext of hunting, eluded his Rājput escort and fled to the frontier of Gujarāt, where he sought aid of Muzaffar II, whose ready response to the appeal, and the capture of Māndū, the terrible massacre of the Rājputs, and Mahmūd’s restoration to his throne have already been described in the preceding chapter.