History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c11.69

c11.69

⁴⁴ According to *Ferishtah* (p. 103) the royal army consisted of 3,00,000 horses and 2,700 elephants, but the figure seems inflated as the sultan would not have been so much worried about this invasion had he possessed such a large force in readiness.