A History of Agriculture in India v2.c58.s10.3

v2.c58.s10.3

Another explanation given for the change of capital was the Sultan’s annoyance with the inhabitants of Delhi who wrote letters full of insults and invectives against him. ‘They sealed them up, and writing upon them these words, “By the head of the king of the world, no one but himself must read this writing,” they threw them at night into the hall of audience. When the Sultan opened them he found that they contained insults and invectives against himself. He decided to ruin Delhi; so he purchased all the houses and inns from the inhabitants, paid them the price, and then ordered them to remove to Daulatabad. At first they were unwilling to obey, but the crier of the monarch proclaimed that no one must be found in Delhi after three days.