Twilight of the Sultanate c7.s1.27

c7.s1.27

Tīmūr left Shāhnawāz on Thursday, 25 October (13 Safar) and marching along the bank of the Ravi encamped outside the village of Janjān, where the river was fordable.³² Here he received a detailed account of the difficulties which beset his grandson after he had occupied Multan.³³ Heavy rains followed by an epidemic had killed a large number of horses forcing him to the necessity of using bullock-carts for transport purposes.³⁴ Added to this was the harassment caused by local zamindars who exploited the situation to their advantage. Pīr Muhammad found himself at his wits' end, but the report of his grandfather's arrival infused fresh courage into his heart.