History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c20.s3.25

c20.s3.25

Khusrau Khan marched on (up to the mouth of the river Krishna) and attacked Maithli (Motupille).⁵³ Twenty elephants and a diamond weighing six dirhams fell into his hands. Having captured this booty he entered the country of M'abar.⁵⁴ Heavy rains detained Khusrau Khan in M'abar. He had quite a large army and some captured booty. On his way to M'abar he had entertained evil designs against his master. He was an upstart and possessed an evil disposition. As in the case of 'Alāuddīn, the wealth of the Deccan had aggravated his ambitions. It has been said before that when he was settling terms of treaty with the Kakatiya Raja, Khusrau Khan had insisted on the occupation of "Badrkot, a fort as high as heaven, which the Khan had an object in demanding."⁵⁵ He had planned to kill those nobles whose confidence he did not enjoy and to rule over M'abar with the support of his forces. But Khusrau's designs were soon known to many a well-wisher of the state and Malik Tamar, fief holder of Chanderi, Malik Mal Afghān, Malik Talbagha Yaghda of Kara, Malik Tigin and Malik Haji, the Naib-i-Ariz, one day openly asked Khusrau to return to Delhi before his foolish plans were known to the king. As these nobles had large contingents under their command, Khusrau Khan dared not oppose them and prepared to return. But the nobles who apprised the king of Khusrau's evil designs did not even receive the attention they deserved. The sultan only ordered that Khusrau Khan should at once be sent back to Delhi. From Devagiri Khusrau was taken in a palanquin post haste to Delhi where he arrived in a week's time. For the time being his grandiose schemes were shattered to pieces.