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clanger), and received large donations of money from the Haji ; but 

 after two or three clays Malik Hamiduddin Amir Koh, and his sons, 

 who were a most loyal, true, and faithful crew, got the better of the 

 rebels. Some of Zafar Khan's comrades too, who had come into the 

 city from Amrohah for the purpose of presenting a petition, joined 

 the Malik Amir Koh and his sons. The latter then entered from 

 the Bhandarkal gate, and a close combat ensued between him and 

 Haji Maula, in the shoemaker's quarter.* The Amir koh having 

 dismounted from his horse, and thrown Haji Mania down, sat himself 

 on his chest, and notwithstanding all the cuts that the Haji's retainers 

 showered upon this valiant and loyal hero, and the number of places 

 in which they sorely wounded him, he would not stir from his place 

 on the Haji's chest until he had slain him. 



After his death, the supporters of 'Alauddin repaired to the Lai 

 palace, and having severed the head of that senseless Sayyid from his 

 body, and carried it round the city on the point of a spear, they for- 

 warded it to the Sultan at Rautambhur with a despatch announcing 

 the victory and Haji Maula's demise. 



Notwithstanding the many tumults and revolts that were reported 

 to Sultan 'Alauddin as having taken place at Delhi, and completely 

 subverted that city ; inasmuch as he had fixed his imperial mind 

 upon the capture of the fort of Rantambhiir, he would not stir from 

 this place, nor turn his face towards Delhi. Notwithstanding the 

 large army too, that was engaged in the siege, and reduced to such 

 distress in every way, not a single horseman or footman through fear 

 and dread of Sultan 'Alauddin, dared turn his face towards Delhi, or 

 go elsewhere. 



In short, in the course of five or six clays, whosoever in the city had 

 been a confederate of Haji Maula, and had taken money of him, was 

 seized and imprisoned ; and all the money that he had taken out of 

 the treasury and distributed among the populace was fully recovered and 

 replaced in the treasury. At the end of a week, Ulugh Khan arrived by 

 express from Rantambhur, and entering Delhi took up his quarter at 

 the palace of Mu'izzi. They then brought all the rebels before him 

 and he executed the whole of them, making a torrent of blood to flow. 



* The Society's text has dar miydn i mozahdozdn o miyan i u o miydn i 

 Haji Maula. Major Fuller's MS. has no and before the second miydn. 



