Twilight of the Sultanate c7.s1.51

c7.s1.51

But the trouble did not end there. To take revenge for the murder of Musāfir Kabulī and his men, Tīmūr ordered the arrest of all the refugees from Deopalpur and Ajodhan. About 500 of them were massacred in cold blood and their women and children were enslaved.⁵² This act of cruelty so much incensed Rao Daljīt's cousin Kamāluddīn Maīn,⁵³ that he closed the gates of the city for a last trial of strength. Tīmūr at once put Rao Daljīt to death,⁵⁴ levied a blackmail (which he euphemistically called ransom) on the town, and deputed Amīrs Nūruddīn and Allahadād to collect the ransom.⁵⁵ The step occasioned general resentment and Hindus and Musalmans all rose in a body to oppose the enemy. The Muslims, after the fashion of the Rajputs, consigned their women and children to the fire, and dashed out to fight. But their valour proved unavailing. They were killed to a man and their fortress was razed to the ground.