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¹⁵ Tradition attributes the invasion of Gujarāt to the curse of the wife of Mādhava, the Prime Minister of Karan. Mādhava had a beautiful wife Rūp Sundarī. Karan fell in love with her and taking advantage of Mādhava's absence for some time from the capital forcibly seized her. She cursed Karan that as he had separated her from her husband his queen would also be separated from him. Forbes: *Rāsmālā* p. 278. Another tradition is that Mādhava appealed to 'Alāuddīn for help and the latter invaded Gujarāt. Nainsī: *Khyāts* Vol. I, p. 213.