1922.| History and Ethnology of North-Eastern India. 419 
After narrating the attempted rebellion in the Deccan of 
of Ulugh Khan Muhammad Fakhruddin Jana against his 
father Ghiyadguddin Tughlaq of Dehli in 721-22, and the 
execution by impaling at Tughlaqabad of two of the conspira- 
tors, Ibn Batitah goes on to say: ! 
“The other Amirs fled to Sultan Shamsu-d-din, son of 
Sultan Nasiru-d-din, son of Sultan Ghiyagu-d-din Balban, and 
established themselves at his Court (at Lakhnauti), 
“The fugitive Amirs dwelt with Sultan Shamsu-d-din. 
Soon afterwards he died, leaving his throne to his son Shihabu- 
d-din. This prince succeeded his father, but his younger 
brother, Ghiyagu-d-din Bahadur Birah (this last word signifies 
in the Indian language black,) overpowered him, seized upon 
the kingdom, and killed his brother Katlu Khan and most of 
his other brothers. Two of them, Sultan Shihabu-d-din and 
Nasiru-d-din, fled to Tughlag. who marched forth with them 
to fight with the fratricide. He left his son Muhammad in his 
kingdom as Viceroy, and advanced in haste to the country of 
Lakhnauti. He subdued it, made the Sultan Ghiyagu-d-din 
prisoner, and set off on the march to his capital carrying his 
prisoner with him.”’ 
to Sultan Muhammad, and made him come from rankal, 
and appointed him Regent in his absence, and entrusted to 
him the affairs of the government ; and himself departed with 
an army to Lakhnauti and crossing deep rivers, and quicksands, 
and swamps he hurried on his way to Lakhnauti. ie 
‘“When the shadow of Tughlaq Shah fell upon Tirhut 
Sultan Nasiruddin, Governor of Lakhnauti, came with submis- 
sion and obeisance to the Court and humbly offered allegi- 
ance: so that before the sword of Tughlaq Shah was = tala 
all the chiefs and the nobles* of that country hastened to do 
him service, and to offer him their obedience. Then ‘Tatar 
Khan, who was the adopted son of Sultan Tughlaq er 
was Governor of Zafarabad, was sent with an army an pes “ 
all that country to submission; and Sultan Bahadur Shah, 



a. : liing Tughlaq 
! Elliot and Dowson, op. cit., III, p. 609. bln ag 
adopted in the J.M.C. has ‘i followed in this paper though Tughluq 
is probably more correct. 245 
2 ee haa and Colvin’s translation (J .4.8.B., 1871 * gaa eae 
is quoted as it is somewhat fuller than Elliot and Dowson. 
8 Rais and Ranas. 
