The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c27.69
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c27.69
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¹ The shrine at Ellichpur known as that of Shāh ‘Abd-ur-Rahmān is probably the tomb of one or all of these officers. ‘Abd-ur-Rahmān is said to have been a nephew and son-in-law of Mahmūd of Ghaznī, and to have invaded Berar early in the eleventh century, during the reign of the eponymous raja Il of Ellichpur. The absurd story is unknown to history, and is merely a clumsy imitation of the legends of Sālār Mas‘ūd of Bahrāich, in Oudh. For the legend, and a discussion of it see *J.A.S.B.*, vol. LXX, part III, p. 10.