Twilight of the Sultanate c10.s1.32

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Finding his position none the better, Jasrat retired to Kalanaur.³⁰ On hearing of Jasrat's activities Mubārak Shāh had ordered Raja of Jammu to intercept him and had despatched Malik Sikandar Tuhfā to Lahore to help in its defence. Raja Bhīm fought Jasrat at Kalanaur and drove him towards the Beas (August-September, 1422). Meanwhile, Malik Sikandar, marching towards Lahore, forded the Beas at Būhī³¹ and drove Jasrat across the Beas and the Ravi back into the hills of Talwara.³² Arriving in Lahore in 825 H Sikandar Tuhfā in company with Malik Rajjab Nādira governor of Deopalpur, Malik Sultan Shāh Lodī governor of Sarhind, Rai Fīrōz Maīn and Raja Bhīm combed the Talwara hills, but Jasrat again eluded their grasp. Thinking further pursuit in that difficult terrain to be fruitless, the royal nobles returned to Lahore.