History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c11.102

c11.102

Targhi had returned, but the Mughal menace was not over for all time. Their successive invasions impressed upon the mind of the Sultan the gravity of the Mughal danger. For some time, therefore, he refrained from any further conquests and concentrated on the problem of defence. The palace of Siri having been almost completed, he transferred his headquarters there. Subsequently Siri came to be known as the capital. Old citadels were repaired and new ones constructed on the regions through which the Mughals generally passed into India. A strong wall was also built around the city to check the invaders from entering the town. The army, too, was reorganised and new enlistments were made.⁶⁰ Experienced officers and well-equipped soldiers were garrisoned in each of the forts on the north-west frontier. They were to resist the invaders on their march towards the capital city.