History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c10.22

c10.22

The absence of the Sultan from the headquarters and the prevalence of rebellion in the south encouraged designing persons in the north to revolt against his authority and Amir Halājūn raised the standard of rebellion in Lahore, killed Malik Tatar, the fief holder of Lahore and declared his independence. The date of the rebellion 743 A.H. (1342 A.D.) given by both Firishta and Badaoni is incorrect, for according to Barani and Ibn Batūtah it broke out shortly after the Sultan had left for Ma'bar. Barani summarily disposes of the rebellion in a few lines and says, "Ahmad Ayaz returned to Dihli, but when he arrived there, he found that a rebellion had broken out at Lahore and that was suppressed by Ahmad Ayaz Khwajah Jahan."²¹ The author of the *Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi* who is corroborated by a contemporary writer like Ibn Batūtah and followed by later writers like Badaoni and Firishta writes: "In 743 A.H. (1342 A.D.) Kulchand and Halājūn broke out into revolt and