Twilight of the Sultanate c13.s3.43

c13.s3.43

¹⁰⁰ According to Abul Fazl Bhadawar was a district S.E. of Agra and Hathkant was its chief town. Its inhabitants, called Bhadauria (Rajputs), were known as daring robbers. In spite of their close proximity to the capital, they managed to maintain their independence till Akbar had their chief trampled to death, when they submitted. Āīn., I, 488. Elliot, *Races*, I, 25. Cited in Badaonī, Ranking, I, 408 n. 1.