The History of Bengal (Vol. I: Hindu Period; Vol. II: Muslim Period 1200–1757) v2.c33.s8.2

v2.c33.s8.2

Kaikaus, the only surviving progeny of the Bengal branch of the House of Balban claiming descent from Sultan Nāsiruddin Mahmud, was raised to the throne of Lakhnawati perhaps after the abdication of his father in 690 A.H. He must have been at this time hardly out of his teens. The earliest evidence of his rule is a silver coin minted at Lakhnawati “out of the spoils of Bengal” bearing the date