The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c9: Chapter VII
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c9
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Chapter VII
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THE REIGN OF FĪRŪZ TUGHLUQ, THE DECLINE AND EXTINCTION OF THE DYNASTY, AND THE INVASION OF INDIA BY TĪMŪR
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| Accession of Fīrūz | 173 |
| Fīrūz enters Delhi | 174 |
| Public works of Fīrūz | 175 |
| Expedition to Bengal | 176 |
| Foundation of Fīrūzābād | 176 |
| Plot against the life of Fīrūz | 177 |
| Second expedition to Bengal | 177 |
| Capture of Kāngra | 179 |
| Expedition to Sind | 180 |
| Conquest of Sind | 181 |
| Rebellion in Gujarāt | 182 |
| Devastation of Katehr | 183 |
| Regency of Muhammad Khān and death of Fīrūz | 184 |
| Character of Fīrūz | 185 |
| The Pillars of Asoka | 187 |
| The *jizya* | 188 |
| Accession of Tughluq II | 189 |
| Enthronement of Abū Bakr | 190 |
| Accession of Muhammad | 191 |
| Death of Muhammad and accession of Sikandar Shāh | 192 |
| Death of Sikandar Shāh | 192 |
| Enthronement of Nāsir-ud-dīn Mahmūd | 193 |
| Nāsir-ud-dīn Nusrat proclaimed king | 194 |
| Tīmūr crosses the Indus and captures Multān | 195 |
| Tīmūr’s advance towards Delhi | 196 |
| Tīmūr reaches Lonī | 197 |
| Defeat of Mallū and Mahmūd before Delhi | 198 |
| Tīmūr enters Delhi | 198 |
| Tīmūr’s retreat | 199 |
| Tīmūr crosses the Indus | 200 |
| Famine and pestilence in Delhi | 200 |
| Temporary restoration of Nusrat Shāh | 201 |
| Return of Mahmūd to Delhi | 201 |
| Mahmūd escapes from Mallū and establishes himself in Kanauj | 202 |
| Death of Mallū, and return of Mahmūd to Delhi | 203 |
| Death of Mahmūd: Khizr Khān captures Delhi and overthrows Daulat Khān Lodī | 204 |
| Disruption of the kingdom of Delhi | 205 |
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CHAPTER VIII
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THE SAYYID DYNASTY
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By Lt.-Colonel Sir Wolseley Haig
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| Khizr Khān establishes himself on the throne | 206 |
| Rebellions in the kingdom of Delhi | 207 |
| Rebellion of a pretender personating Sārang Khān | 208 |
| Rebellion of Malik Tughān | 209 |
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| Death of Khizr Khān and accession of Mubārak | 210 |
| Expedition into the Panjāb | 211 |
| Jasrat the Khokar invades the kingdom | 212 |
| Rebellion in Mewāt | 213 |
| War between Delhi and Jaunpur | 214 |
| Rebellion in the Panjāb | 215 |
| Invasion of the kingdom by Shaikh 'Alī of Kābul | 216 |
| Rebellion in Multān | 217 |
| Rebellions in the Panjāb and Mewāt | 218 |
| Recovery of the Panjāb | 219 |
| Death of Mubārak and accession of Muhammad | 220 |
| Overthrow of Sarvar-ul-Mulk | 221 |
| Successful rebellion in Multān | 222 |
| Rise of Malik Buhlūl Lodī | 222 |
| War between Delhi and Mālwa | 223 |
| Retreat of the army of Mālwa | 224 |
| Death of Muhammad and accession of 'Ālam Shāh | 225 |
| Retirement of 'Ālam Shāh to Budaun | 226 |
| Buhlūl Lodī ascends the throne | 227 |
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CHAPTER IX
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THE LODĪ DYNASTY
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By Lt.-Colonel Sir Wolseley Haig
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| Overthrow of Hamīd Khān | 228 |
| Buhlūl defeats Mahmūd Shāh of Jaunpur | 229 |
| Truce between Delhi and Jaunpur | 230 |
| Renewal of hostilities between Buhlūl and Husain Shāh of Jaunpur | 231 |
| Three years' truce between Delhi and Jaunpur | 232 |
| Buhlūl defeats Husain Shāh of Jaunpur | 233 |
| Recovery of Jaunpur | 234 |
| Death of Buhlūl and accession of Sikandar | 235 |
| Suppression of Bārbak's rebellion in Jaunpur | 236 |
| Suppression of Hindu rebellion in Jaunpur | 237 |
| Invasion of Bihār and Tirhut | 238 |
| Turbulence of the nobles | 239 |
| Bigotry of Sikandar | 240 |
| Capture of Dholpur | 241 |
| Campaign against Gwalior | 242 |
| Submission of Nāgaur | 244 |
| Intervention in the affairs of Mālwa | 245 |
| Death of Sikandar. His character | 246 |
| Accession of Ibrāhīm | 246 |
| Rebellion of Jalāl Khān Lodī | 247 |
| Collapse of Jalāl Khān's rebellion. His death | 248 |
| Suppression of the rebellion of the Afghān nobles | 249 |
| Disaffection of Daulat Khān Lodī | 250 |
| Defeat and death of Ibrāhīm at Pānīpat | 250 |
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CHAPTER X
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THE KINGDOM OF JAUNPUR
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| Malik Sarvar establishes his independence in Jaunpur . . . . . | 251 |
| Death of Sarvar and accession of Ibrāhīm . . . . . . | 251 |
| Death of Ibrāhīm and accession of Mahmūd . . . . . | 252 |
| War between Jaunpur and Mālwa . . . . . . . | 253 |
| Death of Mahmūd and accession of Muhammad . . . . . | 254 |
| Death of Muhammad and accession of Husain . . . . . | 255 |
| Invasion of Orissa . . . . . . . . . | 255 |
| Invasion of Delhi . . . . . . . . . | 256 |
| Husain is defeated by Bahlūl . . . . . . . | 257 |
| Husain flees to Bengal . . . . . . . . | 258 |
| Review of the Sharqī dynasty of Jaunpur . . . . . . | 259 |
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CHAPTER XI
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THE KINGDOM OF BENGAL
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By Lt.-Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
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| Ancient divisions of Bengal . . . . . . . . | 260 |
| The house of Balban in Bengal . . . . . . . | 261 |
| Tughluq restores the authority of Delhi . . . . . . | 262 |
| Successful revolt against Muhammad Tughluq . . . . . | 262 |
| Iliyās re-establishes the independence of Bengal . . . . . | 263 |
| Sikandar Shāh and Ghiyās-ud-dīn A‘zam . . . . . . | 264 |
| Character of Ghiyās-ud-dīn A‘zam . . . . . . . | 265 |
| Raja Ganesh . . . . . . . . . . | 266 |
| Jalāl-ud-dīn Muhammad . . . . . . . . | 267 |
| Assassination of Fath Shāh and accession of Bārbak . . . . | 268 |
| Assassination of Bārbak and accession of Fīrūz . . . . . | 269 |
| Death of Fīrūz and accession of Mahmūd . . . . . . | 270 |
| Assassination of Mahmūd and accession of Muzaffar . . . . | 270 |
| Death of Muzaffar and accession of Husain . . . . . | 270 |
| Extension of the frontiers of Bengal . . . . . . . | 271 |
| Death of Husain and accession of Nusrat . . . . . . | 272 |
| Effects of Bābur’s invasion on Bengal . . . . . . | 272 |
| The Portuguese in Bengal . . . . . . . . | 273 |
| Assassination of Nusrat and accession of Fīrūz . . . . . | 273 |
| Assassination of Fīrūz and accession of Mahmūd . . . . . | 273 |
| Sher Khān assumes the royal title in Bengal . . . . . | 274 |
| Humāyūn invades Bengal and occupies Gaur . . . . . | 275 |
| Humāyūn retires and is compelled to recognize Sher Khān as Sovereign of Bengal . . . . . . . . . . | 275 |
| Sher Shāh remodels the administration . . . . . . | 276 |
| General character of the Muslim kings of Bengal . . . . . | 276 |