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march towards Kurra, Ghias-ud-din Balban commanding the vanguard. 
He was met at Karra by the Rajas Dalaki and Malaki, whom he defeated 
and plundered, taking many of their families prisoners. These two Rajas 
had seized all the country to the south of the Jumna, and had destroyed 
the king’s garrisons from Malwa to Karra. They resided at Kalinjar. 
After these exploits Nasir-ud-din returned to Delhi.” 
Shaban A. D. 645 = Dec. 1247 A. D. the attack on “Dalaki and Malaki,” 
therefore took place in 1248 A. D. 
Col. Briggs was of opinion (note) that “ the Muhammadan author from 
whom Farishta copies, has, probably, made some mistake in the names,” but 
the names can now be shown to be substantially correct. 
It is related by Minhaj-us-Siraj in the Tabakat-i-Nasin, that in 645 
H. (i. e., early in 1248 A. D.) the imperial army under Ulugh Khan, 
marched to Karra, and “ there was in this neighbourhood a Rana (W &b) 
who was called Dalaki-wa-Malaki. He had many dependants, countless 
fighting men, great dominions and wealth, fortified places, and hills and 
defiles extremely difficult of access. All these he (Ulugh Khan) ravaged. 
“ He took prisoners the sons, wives, and dependants of the accursed 
one, and secured great booty. He secured 1,500 horses of a peculiar breed, 
which he brought in for the use of the army. His other booty may be 
inferred from this.” # 
Minhaj-us-Siraj gives another account further on in his book of the 
expedition against Dalaki-wa-Malaki, which is worth quoting, because it 
contains some interesting details not given in the earlier passage of the 
Tabakat-i-Nasiri, nor by Farishta. 
“ Ulugh Khan was sent with some other generals and a Muhammadan 
force to oppose Dalaki-wa-Malaki. 
“This was a Rana in the vicinity of the Jumna, between Kalinjar and 
Karra, over whom the Rais of Kalinjar and Malwa had no authority. He 
had numerous followers and ample wealth ; he ruled wisely ; his fortresses 
were strong and secure ; in his territories the defiles were arduous, the 
mountains rugged, and the jungles many. No Muhammadan army had 
ever penetrated to his dwelling place. 
“ When Ulugh Khan reached his abode, the Rana took such care for 
the safety of himself and his family, that he kept quiet from the dawn till 
the time of evening prayer, and when it grew dark he fled to some more 
secure place. 
“ At daybreak, the Muhammadan army entered his abode and then 
pursued him, but the accursed infidel had escaped into the lofty mountains, 
to an inaccessible spot, impossible to reach except by stratagem and the 
use of ropes and ladders. Ulugh Khan incited his soldiers to the attempt, 
* Dowson’s Elliot, II, 348, 
