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absence, and entrusted to him the affairs of the government; and 
himself departed with an army to Lak’hnauti, and crossing deep 
rivers, and quicksands, and swamps, he hurried on his way to 
Lak’hnauti and ceased not to advance rapidly; and because the 
fear of Tughluq Shah was great throughout Khurasan and Hindu¬ 
stan, and all the cities and countries of Hind and of Sindh, 
in that he had quickly subdued all the princes and governors of 
the East and of the West, when the shadow of Tughluq Shah 
fell upon Tirhut, Sultan Naciruddin, governor of Lak’hnauti, 
came with submission and obeisance to the Court, and humbly 
offered allegiance : so that before the sword of Tughluq Shah was 
drawn, 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 Tughluq Shah, and was 
governor of Zafarabad, was sent with an army and brought all 
that country to submission; and Sultan Bahadur Shah, governor 
of Sunnargaon, who was rebellious, he brought with a halter round 
his neck, into the presence of the king j and all the elephants that 
were in those parts were gathered together into the king’s 
elephant-stable, and there was collected to the army of Islam 
much treasure because of that expedition. Then Sultan Ghiasuddin 
Tughluq Shah made Sultan Nagiruddin governor of Lak’hnauti, 
and entrusted to him the kingly power, because he had hastened 
to do obeisance, and sent him to his government. But of Satgaon 
and Sunnargaon he took possession. And Bahadur Shah he sent 
with a halter round his neck to Delhi, and Sultan Tughluq Shah 
returned in triumph and with victory toward Tughluqabad. In Delhi 
also the news of the victory in Bengal was read in all the pulpits, 
and canopies were erected, and the drums were beaten, and there 
was much rejoicing. But Sultan Tughluq Shah, leaving behind him 
his army, hastened on by double marches, and arrived in the neigh¬ 
bourhood of his capital. 
