History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c11.179

c11.179

“ Qazi Jalal fled to Nāsir-al-Din bin Malik Mal at Daulatabad and joined his followers. When the Sultan reached there, they collected a large force consisting of 40,000 Afghans,⁸¹ Turks, Hindus, and slaves, who all swore that they would not flee from the field and would oppose the Sultan. When the Sultan came face to face with them he did not unfurl the royal umbrella over his head from which the rebels inferred that the Sultan was not present there. When the battle raged fiercely the umbrella was unfurled on seeing which they took to their heels. Nāsir-al-Din and Qazi Jalal with four hundred men retired to the fort of Deogir which is considered one of the strongest forts in the world. The Sultan stayed at Daulatabad for some time. Deogir is the name of the fort and Daulatabad of the