The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c27.96

v3.c27.96

‘Abd-ul-Qādir was rewarded with the title of Khānjahān and the government of Berar, and his brother, ‘Abd-ul-Latīf, who had shared the merit of the rescue, with that of Khān A‘zam and the government of Bīdar. The defence made by the foreign mounted archers had so impressed upon Ahmad the importance of this arm that Malik-ut-Tujjār was ordered to raise a corps of 3000 of them—a measure which was destined to have a deep and enduring effect on the history of the Muslims in the Deccan.