History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c11.s2.5

c11.s2.5

And lastly, the main cause of the Mughal defeat lies in the fact that they had come to fight with a king who himself was a war-lord. The patience, integrity and the military genius of ‘Alāuddīn as well as his courage and perseverence are clearly manifested in his talk with Malik 'Alā-ul-mulk who tried to dissuade him from fighting Qutlugh Khvājā. Alā-ūddīn thought it his bounden duty to fight the foreign foe. He effected various reforms, he raised a huge army and through studied determination always repulsed the Mughal inroads until they stopped altogether.