History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c3.8

c3.8

On his way back from Lakhnauti the Sultan encountered the Raja of Tirhut who appeared at the head of a considerable force with hostile intentions. No other historian except Firishta has given an account of this episode, a reference to which occurs also in the native annals. According to Firishta who relies upon a certain work which he calls Fatah-us-Salātīn, considered by Briggs as a compilation of little authority, the Raja, who is said to have possessed a considerable force, was pursued into an impervious forest which was cleared up in a short time by the royal forces.⁶² At last, the Raja entrenched himself in his fort which was surrounded by a high wall and seven ditches full of water. A terrible battle ensued in which the Raja's men fought with stubborn courage, but the imperialists filled up the ditches with sand and pulled down the walls of the fortress in three weeks' time. The Raja and his family were made