History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c10.78

c10.78

extent though he gives no date. According to him during the interval when the Sultan was staying at Dihli and then at Saragdwāri, four revolts broke out, which were quickly suppressed.⁶³ These were of (1) Nizam Ma‘in at Kara, (2) Nusrat Khan at Bidar, (3) ‘Ali Shah at Kulbarga, (4) and ‘Ain-al-Mulk in Oudh. He says the first of these was put down by ‘Ain-al-Mulk and his brothers, which makes it clear that the revolt must have occurred prior to the revolt of ‘Ain-al-Mulk, the date of which is 740-41 A.H. Again, Barani clearly states that (1) before the Sultan could send a force, ‘Ain-al-Mulk and his brothers marched with their troops upon Kara, defeated the rebel, and sent him to the capital, (2) and that the rebel was after being flayed sent to the capital, (3) and that the Shaikhzadah was sent from Dihli to govern the province of Kara. It is clear from this that when the revolt broke out, the Sultan was at Dihli, and had not migrated to Saragdwāri. That the revolt occurred before 740-41 A.H. admits of no doubt, for the very fact of its suppression by ‘Ain-al-Mulk and his brothers, agreed to by all historians, proves that it must have occurred while the maliks were still loyal to the Sultan.