The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.167

v3.c29.167

When Mubārak ascended the throne he had virtually to re-conquer India south of the Vindhyas. He showed great energy in the early years of his reign, marched to Deogīr and, having extinguished the ruling dynasty, made Deogīr the first Muhammadan province in the south, and planted along its southern frontier a number of Muhammadan garrisons in salient points. This seems to have given the first warning to the Hoysala monarch, who adopted the policy of the Indian reed, bending down when the flood runs high, and standing up again when it has passed. The Hoysala replied to this menace by planting garrisons along his northern frontier, but so unobtrusively that his Muhammadan neighbours failed to notice it. Muhammadan invasions under the Tughluqs continued as before. The overthrow of the Kākatīyas and the accession of Muhammad Tughluq heralded a more aggressive policy in the Deccan. Muhammad’s activities in the south have been related in Chapter VI.