History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c11.76

c11.76

That his death occurred in 1342 is established by the evidence of inscriptions. The exact date as stated in a previous note, is September 8, 1342 A.D. Ghiyas-al-Din had promised that he would spare his life but the promise was not fulfilled. Ibn Batūtah, IV, p 198. The fact of Ballāla's having met his death at the hands of the Madura Sultan is borne out by the following passage in the "Kamparaya Charitam" of Ganga Devi in which the Madura Sultan is described as an axe to the creeper of the prosperity of the Ballālas.