Twilight of the Sultanate c14.s4.38

c14.s4.38

The Sultan conferred Uditnagar on Mian Bhīkan, son of Mujāhid Khan, to destroy temples and raise mosques in their stead.⁸⁷ Soon after, however, Mujāhid Khan was arrested on a charge of disloyalty and the fort was transferred to Malik Tājuddīn Kambūh. In the last week of May, 1507 (Muharram, 913 H) Sikandar Shāh left for Dholpur by a circuitous route probably because he feared an attack from Raja Mān. But the departure from the usual route proved unfortunate. "Men died of thirst and were crushed to death by the press of the baggage animals. A single jug of water sold at 15 Sikandarī *tankās*. Some died of want of water; others who obtained water drank so unrestrainedly that they also collapsed. The dead were counted at 800."⁸⁸ With great difficulty the Sultan arrived at Dholpur and thence proceeded to Agra where he passed the rainy season.