History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c3.50

c3.50

Ibn Batūṭah says that on the 9th Jamad-al-awwal the Sultan left for Ma'bar to quell the revolt of Ahsan Shah.⁵⁶ The date of this rebellion has been fixed as 735 A.H. (1334-5 A.D.). The Sultan must have reached in a shorter period of time, though Ibn Batūṭah says Ma'bar is six months' journey from Dihli.⁵⁷ He further says that the Sultan returned after two and a half years, which means that he must have come back sometime in 738 A.H. (1337 A.D.). He stayed at Dihli for some time and engaged himself in devising measures to cope with the deadly famine that was prevailing near the capital. 'Ain-al-Mulk's rebellion occurred in 740-41 A.H. as I have conclusively proved. According to Ibn Batūṭah the Sultan stayed at Saragdwāri for two and a half years.⁵⁸ Calculating backwards, we find that he must have gone to Saragdwāri sometime in 739 A.H. (1338-39 A.D.).