The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.s2.6

v3.c29.s2.6

On the death of Buhlūl Lodī, on July 17, 1489, Husain I sent letters of condolence and congratulation to his son and successor, Sikandar Shāh, and the two monarchs concluded a treaty of peace. Husain I abdicated in his old age, nominating his son Fīrūz as his successor, but Fīrūz proved to be a dissolute and worthless ruler. He conceived unfounded suspicions of Bilāl, son of the minister, ‘Imād-ul-Mulk, whom his father had chosen, and caused him to be assassinated. ‘Imād-ul-Mulk avenged Bilāl’s death by poisoning Fīrūz, and Husain, deeply grieved by his son’s death, resumed the reins of power, and designated Mahmūd, the son of Fīrūz, as his heir. ‘Imād-ul-Mulk’s past services and the death of his son were not allowed to atone for his having compassed the death of his prince, and he was executed. On August 31, 1502, Husain himself died, after a reign of forty-six years, and was succeeded by his grandson, Mahmūd, the son of Fīrūz.