The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c27.44
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c27.44
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His uncle, Dāūd Khān¹, had taken grave offence at the rebuke which he had received for his desertion of his post at the battle of Vijayanagar, and entered into a conspiracy to destroy him. An opportunity occurred when Dāūd Khān’s turn to mount guard over the royal tent came, and on the night of April 15, 1378, the conspirators entered Mujāhid’s sleeping tent and slew him, and Dāūd was proclaimed king.