Twilight of the Sultanate c13.s3.32

c13.s3.32

In short, Sultan Husain was taken by complete surprise. Due to excessive haughtiness and pride he had disbelieved the reports of his spies that Bahlūl was marching in pursuit.⁹¹ Bahlūl Lodī suddenly fell on him from behind, plundered Husain's baggage train and took prisoner the flower of the Jaunpur nobility including Jaunpur's Vazīr Shamsuddīn,⁹² entitled Qutlugh Khan, one of the most learned men of his age. Leaving him in chains with Qutb Khan Lodī, Bahlūl kept on the trail of the retreating army and on the way he occupied Kol, Jalali, Kampil, Patiali, Shamsābād and Saket.⁹³ The pursuit had gone on unchallenged so far, but at the village of Rampanchu,⁹⁴ near Rapri, the Sharqī king turned back and gave battle. But he was not in a position to dictate terms, and agreeing to recognise Dhopamaū as the boundary⁹⁵ between the two kingdoms, he went away to Rapri while Bahlūl Lodī returned to Delhi.⁹⁶