History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c11.100

c11.100

It is not difficult to surmise the cause of so quick a retreat of the Mughals. Although Barani attributes it to the supplications of the poor and the prayers of Shaikh Nizām-uddin Auliā, the venerable saint of the time, yet the real reason of the Mughal retreat lies in something else. It lies, firstly, in the prompt action of the Sultan who would not yield to the enemy on any ground whatsoever, and who undertook such defensive measures as even to baffle the Mughal veteran. Secondly, it lies in the fact that the Mughals on account of their preoccupation in Central Asia, referred to above, could never permit themselves to stay in Hindustan for long. Consequently, if they could not overcome the armies of Hindustan within a short time they would surely and suddenly return to their home land in Central Asia.