The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.s2.69
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.s2.69
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This vainglorious expedition enhanced Hamīra's military reputation and was probably not without effect on the attitude of Jalāl-ud-dīn Fīrūz, the first king of the Khaljī dynasty, who, in 1291, marched to Ranthambhor, but decided², after reconnoitring the fortress, that it would be dearly captured at the price in human lives which he would have to pay, and turned aside to Jhāīn and Mandāwar.