Twilight of the Sultanate c8.s3.10

c8.s3.10

Sarahta and Kharol.⁸⁵ Ikhtiyār Khan, the governor of Fīrōzābād, deserted to Khizr Khan, who thus gained possession of the Doab and the environs of Delhi.⁸⁶ He once again besieged Sultan Mahmūd at Sīrī. But the city was not yet destined to fall. Scarcity of provisions once again compelled him to raise the siege, and he returned to Fatehpur via Panipat⁸⁷ in April-May, 1412 (Muharram, 815 H).