Twilight of the Sultanate c14.7

c14.7

⁴ According to Yādgār her name was Hēmā, according to Ferishta, Zeba and according to Ni'āmatulla, Ambha. This lady was a goldsmith's daughter. Yādgār describing her beauty says that her face was like tulip and her hair black as jet. Bahlūl was attracted by her beauty while he was governor of Sarhind. He married her after ascending the throne of Delhi. T.S.A., 17; Ferishta, I, 179.