[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [History of the Qaraunah Turks in India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936) › c6.151 # History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c6.151 History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c6.151 - **Language:** English ### [c6.151](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c6.151) This date coincides with that suggested by Firishta’s narrative of the defeat of the Raja of Tirhut. That Hari Singh Deva was defeated and his territories fell into the hands of the Dihli Sultan is further established by the following evidence. Tirhut henceforward figures as a province of Mahammad’s empire.⁶⁸ It is not mentioned in the Paris MS. of the Masālik, but I suspect that in one place Telang is written by mistake for Tirhut. The Dihli Sultans continued to claim over-lordship over Tirhut, and in support of this claim Ghiyas-al Din’s son Muhammad Tughluq issued coins from the mint named Tughluqpur alias Tirhut.⁶⁹ Besides, Vidyāpati, the great poet in his \*Purusparīkṣā\* writes in his tale of Satyavīr that Muhammad, the Yavana king of Hastinapura, had a fight with the Kāfar raja which resulted in a retreat of the Muslim army. Thereupon Muhammad called in the help of certain warriors to prevent the retreat. In response to this appeal Narsingh Deva of Kārnāta Kula and Prince Chārchik Deva of the Chauhan Kula came forward with offers of help. Narsingh killed the Kāfar raja and sent his head to Muhammad through Chārchik Deva. This probably refers to an attempt made by Muhammad Tughluq to suppress a rebellious local chieftain with the aid of other Hindu princes who perhaps recognised his authority.⁷⁰ - [Previous: c6.150](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c6.150) - [Next: c6.152](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c6.152) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c6.151](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c6.151) · Pramāṇa