History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c10.72

c10.72

It is difficult to determine with exactitude the date of this rebellion. There is no doubt that it occurred sometime between 737 and 738 A.H. prior to the revolt of ‘Ain-al-Mulk Multani and the royal migration to Saragdwāri. The date of this rebellion 745 A.H. (1345 A.D.) given by the author of the Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi and copied by Badaoni and Firishta is incorrect.⁶² The author of the Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi slightly differing from Barani writes that the rebellion was suppressed by Shahrullah, brother of ‘Ain-al-Mulk, the governor of Oudh, while Firishta says that ‘Ain-al-Mulk himself raised forces, defeated him, and sent his head to court. Barani corroborates the details to some