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The reign of Ghidsuddm Tughluq Shah. 
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Malik, the defeat and the destruction of Khusrau Khan and of his 
followers was at hand, and already they seemed to see the heads 
of those rebellious ones impaled upon lances. But the evil traitor 
Khusrau Khan was as a drowning man, and all his struggles were 
without purpose; the soldiers also said among themselves that 
to fight against Ghazi Malik, is to fight against the army of Islam. 
So pouring curses upon the miserable traitors, they took with them 
the treasure which had been given them, and dispersed every man 
to his home, inasmuch as all men knew that injustice cannot prevail 
against justice, or the crooked be measured with the straight; nor 
can the rebellious prevail against the loyal, nor the unbeliever 
against the believer ; so that in no wise could Khusrau Khan, a 
rebel, and without counsel, prevail against the faithful and victo¬ 
rious Ghazi Malik. Now Khusrau Khan and his party had dis¬ 
tributed the treasure about a month before the scattering of their 
soldiers, and had clung like drowning men to broken branches, 
and had abandoned themselves to all manner of iniquity. For they 
thought they might be saved by much treasure, and that as the 
scattering of money had availed ’ Alauddin in the year that he as¬ 
cended the throne, so now also it might preserve them. Neverthe¬ 
less Ghazi Malik advanced stage by stage with his host, and with 
such as had remained faithful to him, and arrived over against the 
city, and encamped within the walls of Indpat. Also it happened 
that on the evening before the day of battle, ’Ainul Mulk Multani 
turned aside from Khusrau Khan, and departed to Ujjain and Dliar, 
and because of his departure, the heart of Khusrau Khan and of his 
followers failed them on the day of battle. 
Ghazi Malik gives battle to Kiitjsraij Khan and defeats him, 
AND PUBLICLY ASCENDS THE THRONE. 
So it came to pass that on Friday, which is a day of glory, 
and of honor, and of victory to the Musalmans, and of all 
manner of evil to the Hindu and the unbeliever, Ghazi Malik 
and his host arose and left Indpat, and sought out Khusrau 
Khan to fight him. Khusrau Khan also, with his Par wan's and 
Hindus, and as many Musalmans as had remained to him, depart¬ 
ed from his encampment, and sent his elephants in advance of him. 
