The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c26.77
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c26.77
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Mahmūd’s authority now extended only to the neighbourhood of his capital. The northern and eastern districts of the kingdoms remained, as already mentioned, in the hands of the Pūrbiya Rājputs, and Satwās and the southern districts in those of Sikandar Khān. A victory over Silahdī reduced him temporarily to obedience, but its effect was fleeting.