History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c2.s1.1

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It was Shʻabān 689 (August-September 1290)¹³ that Malik Chhajjū Kishlī Khān, governor of Kaṛa, unfurled the standard of revolt. Lack of initiative on the part of Jalāluddin as well as the support that had been promised to him, encouraged him to try to wrest the throne of his forefathers. A large number of Rāvats and Paiks had flocked to his standard. Amīr ‘Alī Sarjandār, governor of Avadh, had lent him unflinching support and even a number of Jalālī Amīrs like Malik Tājuddīn Kūchī, Malik Muhammad Qutlagh Khān and Malik Nusrat Subah were not lacking in sympathy for him. A section of the nobility and populace of Delhi also considered him a rightful claimant to the throne on account of his relationship with the late Ghayāsuddīn Balban. Malik Chhajjū therefore declared independence, assumed the title of sultan Mughīsuddīn, struck coins and got the Khutbāh read in his name. He collected a large force and advanced upon Delhi.