Twilight of the Sultanate c14.s5.30

c14.s5.30

¹²³ T.A., I, 334; Ferishta, I, 186; T.D., 99 and Dorn, 65 have the year only. Badaonī alone has 17 Zilqa'da. The length of Sikandar's reign is stated by our chroniclers to be 28 years and 5 months. T.A., I, 334; Ferishta, I, 186. But they themselves aver that he had ascended the throne on 17 Sh'abān, 894 H. He, therefore, did not rule for 28 but 29 years and three months. Also see, Hodivala, 472.