A History of Agriculture in India v2.c55.s6.t3: Nasir-ud-Din—A.D. 1246-1266

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Nasir-ud-din, a kind and scholarly person, who patronized scholars, was made Sultan in A.D. 1246. He was the patron of the historian Minhaju-s Siraj, who named his work, *Tabakat-i-Nasiri*, after him. Nasir-ud-din appointed him Kazi of Delhi. In A.D. 1259, a campaign was carried against Meos of Aravalli hills on the outskirts of Delhi. The Meos led by their chief named Malka, plundered the goods of Moslems, stole cattle, and ravaged the villages in the districts of Haryana and Bayana. It is for the first time that we hear about Haryana in history of Mediaeval India. They were severely punished by Ulugh Khan Balban, Nasir-ud-din’s father-in-law and minister, who was virtually the ruler. About 12,000 Meos, men, women, and children, were slaughtered. To hold the Meos down, Balban built a fort and a line of police posts.