Twilight of the Sultanate c10.s1.15

c10.s1.15

¹⁵ Yahyā followed by all other chroniclers says that Kamāluddīn Maīn was attacked at Talwandī and in the next sentence writes, "Rai Fīrōz Zamindar of the place" fled towards the east. T.M.S., 194; Ferishta, I, 163; T.A., I, 271; Badaonī, Ranking, I, 382. Jasrat did not attack Rai Kamāluddīn himself (for he was not alive at this time) but Talwandī of Rai Kamāluddīn, that is, Talwandi bearing his name probably because it had been founded by him. The person attacked was Rai Fīrōz, Kamāluddīn's son or successor. Perhaps Rai Fīrōz, after the custom in certain regions of India, had his name joined with that of his father. His full name therefore was Rai Fīrōz Kamāluddīn Maīn, as is clear from a statement a few pages later where we find Rai Kamāluddīn Fīrōz Maīn joining Sikandar Tuhfā at Lahore. T.M.S., 199; Ferishta, I, 164; T.A., I, 273. For a discussion on the name also see Hodivala, II, 159.