Twilight of the Sultanate c14.s3.24

c14.s3.24

Thus by 1499 Sikandar Lodī had finally succeeded in crushing all opposition in the east and had annexed Bihar. With Husain Sharqī's death in Bengal in A.D. 1500 (905 H)⁶⁰ the remotest apprehension of danger from that quarter also eliminated. The country from Bihar to Bayana had been completely brought under control. South of the Ganga the Raja of Bhata had been rendered harmless and other rebellious elements had been put down. Sikandar Shāh now thought of subjugating the western region. He began by settling matters with the powerful kingdom of Gwalior.