Twilight of the Sultanate c13.s3.30

c13.s3.30

But no sooner had he moved eastwards, than Sultan Bahlūl started in pursuit.⁹⁰ It was a breach of faith, but it was not Bahlūl alone who had been guilty of it. Sultan Husain had broken his promises more often. Moreover, with the death of Sultan 'Alāuddīn, Bahlūl must have given up even that little regard which he might have had for the son-in-law of his benefactor. The fact of the matter is that the temporary agreements between the two monarchs were patched up just for the convenience of one side or the other or of both. Both believed in swallowing up the territory of the other. Yet neither was strong enough to do it. Bahlūl as the Sultan of Delhi wanted to reunite Hindustan under one rule. Husain Sharqī thought that Delhi belonged to him by right because his wife was the daughter of the last Saiyyad Sultan 'Alāuddīn. The sword was the arbiter and both believed in its efficacy.