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was immediately sent to Dehli, and subsequently married to Khizr 

 Khan, the king's son.* 



Meantime Mulik Kafur pressed the siege of Devagiri, having pre- 

 viously subdued a great part of the country, which he bestowed upon 

 his chief officers. Rama Deva soon after submitted. He accom- 

 panied Mullik Kafar to Dehli, where he was received with distinction, 

 and reinstated in his government, with the title of Raj Rayan. Other 

 districts were added to his dominions, among which was Nousari, in 

 Guzrat, &c.; he received a lakh of tunkas for his expenses in return- 

 ing home. Rama Deva did not again fail to send the annual tribute 

 to Dehli during his lifetime. t 



In the year a. h. 709, Saka 1231 (a. d. 1309), he hospitably enter- 

 tained Mullik Kafur and Khawaja Haji at Devagiri on their march 

 to subdue Warangole. On leaving them the Muhammedans are men- 

 tioned as entering the Telingana frontier at Indoor. This is the last 

 mention that occurs of Rama Deva,:}: who died the same year. 



The following year the same generals again came to Devagiri, on 

 their march to the conquest of Dwara Samudra, but finding Shenkal 

 Dev less friendly than his father had been, they left a detachment 

 at Py tun to keep open their communications whilst occupied in the 

 total destruction of the Belial Yadavas, who are styled by Ferishta 

 Rajas of Kamalah.^ 



Shenkul Dev showed his aversion to his conquerors more openly 

 by withholding his annual tribute, which provoked another expedi- 

 tion against him, and Mullik Kafur a fourth time marched into the 

 Dekkan in the year a. h. 712, Saka 1234 (a. d. 1312). He seized 

 Shenkul Dev and put him to death, and laid waste his kingdom from 

 Dabal and Choul, to Raichoor and Mudkal, and fixed his own resi- 

 dence at Devagiri. II 



The latter years of Allaood Deen's reign were embittered by do- 

 mestic dissentions, which encouraged the numerous conquered pro- 

 vinces to raise the standard of revolt. Among those who asserted 

 their independence was Hurpal Dev (Hari Pal Deva), son-in-law of 

 Rama Deva of Devagiri, who stirred up the Dekkan to arms,5[ ex- 

 pelled a number of Muhammedan governors, and during the troubles 

 that followed the death of Alhiood Deen in a. h. 716, Saka 1238 (a. d. 

 1316), recovered most of the ancient possessions of his house. 



* The loves of the prince and princess are stated by Ferishta to form the subject of a 

 celebrated Persian poem, by Amir Khusro Dehlivi. 

 i- Briggs, Ferishta, vol. i., p. o6.o-9. t Ibid. p. 37]. \ Ibid, p, 373. 



11 Briggs, Ferishta, vol. i., p. 578. TI Ibid. p. 3ei. 



