History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c6.62

c6.62

death by Ghazi Malik’s excited soldiery on the road. Next day Khusrau was discovered in the garden where he had concealed himself and by the order of Ghazi Malik he was beheaded.32 His supporters were diligently traced out and met the fate which, according to Barani, they so richly merited. The Khan-i-Khanan, the commandant of the forces of Dihli, lay crouching in a garden to save his life, but he was caught by Fakhr-al-Din and was ordered to be mutilated and paraded through the streets of Dihli. The contemporary historian writes with great exultation: “Islam was rejuvenated and a new life came into it. The clamour of infidelity sank to the ground. Men’s minds were satisfied and their hearts felt contented.33 The chiefs and nobles of the empire greeted Ghazi Malik and tendered their fealty to him.34 Master of the situation, he did not find much difficulty in making short work of his enemies and proceeded from Indarpat to Siri and seated himself in the palace