History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c22.13

c22.13

*Dāna Ratnākar* describes Chandrēshvar to having rescued the earth flooded by the Malecchas, but the date when Mithila was attacked by the Muslims in the first decade of the 14th century is not known.⁴ It is however certain that when Ghayāsuddīn Tughlaq marched to Bengal in 724 H. (1324 A.D.) he went through Tirhut and by that time Muslims had gained strength in Mithila. But there is no reason to believe that Mithila had been attacked by 'Alāūddīn and its king had acknowledge the sultan's suzerainty and struck coins in his name, so that when the Raja conquered Nepal coins were struck there in his name as well as in the name of the sultan of Delhi.