Twilight of the Sultanate c8.s1.34

c8.s1.34

Meanwhile, in pursuance of his policy of retrieving Delhi’s prestige, Iqbāl Khan marched against Gwalior in December, 1402 (Jamadiul Avval 805 H). During the confusion following Tīmūr’s invasion, Gwalior had become independent under its Tomar ruler, Vīra Singh. After his death his grand-nephew or grandson Vīrama Deva had become master of Gwalior.³¹ Since Gwalior formed a part of the Sultanate from almost its very inception, Mallū Iqbāl decided to reoccupy it. He marched to Gwalior, laid siege to the fort, but failed to take it. In impotent rage he laid waste its outlaying regions. Next year he made another attempt against it, but was compelled to return to Delhi achieving almost next to nothing.³²