History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c10.159.4

c10.159.4

Muhammad's earlier coins testify to the fact that he approved neither of the audacious ambition of 'Ala-al-Din nor of the eccentric pretensions of Mubarak. But when rebellions broke out all over Hindustan, and famine caused widespread misery, the Sultan felt the necessity of obtaining the Khalifah's diploma to strengthen his authority over his subjects.