Twilight of the Sultanate c15.s1.38

c15.s1.38

To all appearances it was Jalāl Khan who had started off with aggression, but the fact is that he had been compelled to do so because of Ibrāhīm's breach of faith. Anyway, now open hostilities had started between the two brothers, and Ibrāhīm Lodī decided to crush Jalāl Khan in rebellion. Before leaving Agra he took the precaution of sending his brothers, whom he had earlier imprisoned at Fīrōzābād,⁴⁰ to the fort of Hansi,⁴¹ where they were provided with all comforts but were kept under the strict vigilance of Daulat Khan with a contingent of 500 horse.⁴²