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¹²³ Tarmashīrīn was the son of Dava Khan, ruler of Transoxiana (1272-1306), an avowed enemy of 'Alāuddīn Khaljī (see K.S. Lal, *History of the Khaljis*, 151-175). Tarmashīrīn ruled over Transoxiana from 722 to 734 H (*Tārīkh-i-Rashīdī*, Ney Elias and Ross, *Introduction*, 49). Muhammad Tughlaq's shifting of the capital and the famine at Delhi gave him a welcome opportunity to invade India (Z.W., III, 865). He marched into India in 727 H (for a discussion on this date see Dr. Ishwari Prasad, *Qaraunah Turks*, I, 96-97). He harried the entire country extending from Multan to Delhi and sacked Samana and Delhi. Whether or not peace was "purchased" by Muhammad bin Tughlaq is a matter of controversy (see *Qaraunah Turks* and Mahdī Husain, *Rise and Fall of Muhammad bin Tughlaq*). All the same the invasion proved to be nothing more than a passing storm and Meerut felt proud at not having been affected by it.