Twilight of the Sultanate c11.s1.37

c11.s1.37

But Bayana would not let Mubārak Shāh rest in peace. Shortly after his internment, Muhammad Khan Auhadī effected his escape. He collected most of his old followers in Mewat and attacked the royal garrison of Bayana. Malik Muqbil was out on an expedition to Mahāban,³¹ and the scanty following of Khairuddīn Tuhfā³² could not withstand the attack. He fled to Delhi and Muhammad Auhadī once more occupied the fort. At this the Sultan sent Malik Mubāriz with a large force, but when he learnt that Muhammad Khan had appealed to the king of Jaunpur for help, Mubārak Shāh himself marched in person to Bayana in October, 1427 (Muharram, 831 H).³³