History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c11.174

c11.174

in check the unruly elements. He left his capital Elichpore⁷⁷ and withdrew to Nadarbār.⁷⁸ The officers, both civil and military, cast off all loyalty, plundered the treasure of the state and openly went over to the party of sedition and revolt. Firishta writes that the Hindu chieftains, who had grievances against the imperial government, found their opportunity of revenge and lent their support to the forces of disorder.⁷⁹ As for the rebellious amirs, they knew the temper of their sovereign well enough and had no misgivings about their inevitable doom. Retractation or submission meant death and they resolved to make a determined stand by entrenching themselves in the fort of Devagiri which they had seized by intimidating the royal garrison. When the news of the revolt reached the Sultan at Broach, he marched with a considerable force to deal with the insurgents. Barani does not give a detailed account of the fighting that took place and simply says that the Sultan attacked and defeated the rebels.⁸⁰ Ibn Batūṭah, who gives a detailed account of Qazi Jalal’s rebellion in Cambay, relates certain facts regarding the affairs of the *amirs sadah* at Daulatabad which are corroborated by Firishta, the author of the *Burhan-i-Ma'sir* and other later writers. He says: