History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c11.80

c11.80

doubt that afterwards kindred spirits derived hope and inspiration from his noble example. The Hindu cause suffered a heavy setback, but the war of independence was not abandoned. It was taken up by other men under whose leadership it achieved an appreciable measure of success. The career of this redoubtable Hoysala, extending over half a century, spent in unwearied struggle with the Muslims, is unique in the annals of the fourteenth century, and no student of history can fail to be struck by his magnificent display of valour and devotion. Ghiyas-al-Din died of plague in 745 A.H. and was succeeded by his nephew Nāsir-al-Din whom he had declared his heir during his life time. Ibn Batūtah writes that he was employed at Dihli in the service of Sultan Muhammad Tughluq, but when his uncle became king of Ma‘bar, he escaped from the imperial capital in the disguise of a mendicant.²⁹