Twilight of the Sultanate c14.s1.1

c14.s1.1

After celebrating his accession in a befitting manner⁸ the new Sultan repaired to Delhi.⁹ He had not waded through blood to the throne, but his opponents were strong and not yet reconciled. There were three potential rivals to be dealt with: (*a*) Āzam Humayūn, governor of Kalpi and son of the Sultan's brother Khwājā Bayezīd, (*b*) his elder brother Bārbak Shāh ruler of Jaunpur and (*c*) his brother 'Ālam Khan, governor of Rapri, who had asserted his independence by assuming the royal title.