At the beginning of the third year of the reign, Ulugh Khán and Nusrat Khán, with their amírs, and generals, and a large army, marched against Gujarát. They took and plundered Nahrwála and all Gujarát. Karan, Ráí of Gujarát, fled from Nahrwála and went to Rám Deo of Deogír. The wives and daughters, the treasure and elephants of Ráí Karan, fell into the hands of the Muhammadans. All Gujarát became a prey to the invaders, and the idol which, after the victory of Sultán Mahmúd and his destruction of (the idol) Manát, the Brahmans had set up under the name of Somnáth, for the worship of the Hindus, was removed and carried to Dehlí, where it was laid down for people to tread upon. Nusrat Khán proceeded to Kambáya* (Cambay), and levied large quantities of jewels and precious articles from the merchants of that place, who were very wealthy. He also took from his master (a slave afterwards known as) Káfúr Hazár-dínárí, who was made Malik-náíb, and whose beauty captivated 'Aláu-d dín. Ulugh Khán and Nusrat Khán returned with great booty; but on their way they provoked their soldiers to revolt by demanding from them a fifth of their spoil, and by instituting inquisitorial inquiries about it. Although the men made returns (of the amount), they would not believe them at all, but demanded more. The gold and silver, and jewels and valuables, which the men had taken, were all demanded, and various kinds of coercion were employed. These punishments and prying researches drove the men to desperation. In the army there were many amírs and many horsemen who were “new Muhammadans.” They held together as one man, and two or three thousand assembled and began a disturbance. They killed Malik A'zzu-d dín, brother of Nusrat Khán, and amír-i hájib of Ulugh Khán, and proceeded tumultuously to the tent of Ulugh Khán. That prince escaped, and with craft and cleverness reached the tent of Nusrat Khán; but the mutineers killed a son of the Sultán's sister, who was asleep in the tent, whom they mistook for Ulugh Khán. The disturbance spread through the whole army, and the stores narrowly escaped being plundered. But the good fortune of the Sultán prevailed, the turmoil sub­sided, and the horse and foot gathered round the tent of Nusrat Khán. The ámírs and horsemen of “the new Musulmáns” dispersed; those who had taken the leading parts in the disturb­ance fled, and went to join the Ráís and rebels. Further in­quiries about the plunder were given up, and Ulugh Khán and Nusrat Khán returned to Dehlí with the treasure, and ele­phants, and slaves, and spoil, which they had taken in Gujarát.

When intelligence of this outbreak of the new Muhammadans reached Dehlí, the crafty cruelty which had taken possession of 'Alau-d dín induced him to order that the wives and children of all the mutineers, high and low, should be cast into prison. This was the beginning of the practice of seizing women and children for the faults of men. Up to this time no hand had ever been laid upon wives and children on account of men's misdeeds. At this time also another and more glaring act of tyranny was committed by Nusrat Khán, the author of many acts of violence at Dehlí. His brother had been murdered, and in revenge he ordered the wives of the assassins to be dishonoured and exposed to most disgraceful treatment; he then handed them over to vile persons to make common strumpets of them. The children he caused to be cut to pieces on the heads of their mothers. Outrages like this are practised in no religion or creed. These and similar acts of his filled the people of Dehlí with amazement and dismay, and every bosom trembled.

In the same year that Ulugh Khán and Nusrat Khán were sent to Gujarát, Zafar Khán was sent to Siwistán, which Saldí,* with his brother and other Mughals, had seized upon. Zafar Khán accordingly proceeded to Siwistán with a large army, and besieged the fort of Siwistán, which he took with the axe and sword, spear and javelin, without using either Westerns (maghribe), manjaníks or balistas ('arádah), and without resorting to mines (sábat), mounds (páshíb), or redoubts (gargaj). This fort had been taken by the Mughals, and they maintained such a con­tinuous discharge of arrows that no bird could fly by. For all this Zafar Khán took it with the axe and sword. Saldí and his brother, with all the Mughals and their wives and children, were taken prisoners, and sent in chains to Dehlí. This victory inspired awe of Zafar Khán in every heart, and the Sultán also looked askance at him in consequence of his fearlessness, general­ship, and intrepidity, which showed that a Rustam had been born in India. Ulugh Khán, the Sultán's brother, saw that he had been surpassed in bravery and strategy, and so conceived a hatred and jealousy of Zafar Khán. In the same year he (Zafar Khán) received the fief of Sámána, and as he had become famous the Sultán, who was very jealous, began to revolve in his mind what was best to be done. Two modes of dealing with him seemed open for the Sultán's choice. One was to send him, with a few thousand horse, to Lakhnautí to take that country, and leave him there to supply elephants and tribute to the Sultán; the other was to put him out of the way by poison or by blinding.

At the end of this year Katlagh Khwája, son of the accursed Zúd,* with twenty tumáns of Mughals, resolved upon the invasion of Hindustán. He started from Máwaráu-n Nahr, and passing the Indus with a large force he marched on to the vicinity of Dehlí. In this campaign Dehlí was the object of attack, so the Mughals did not ravage the countries bordering on their march, nor did they attack the forts. * * * Great anxiety prevailed in Dehlí, and the people of the neighbouring villages took refuge within its walls. The old fortifications had not been kept in repair, and terror prevailed, such as never before had been seen or heard of. All men, great and small, were in dismay. Such a concourse had crowded into the city that the streets and markets and mosques could not contain them. Everything became very dear. The roads were stopped against caravans and merchants, and distress fell upon the people.

The Sultán marched out of Dehlí with great display and pitched his tent in Sírí. Maliks, amírs, and fighting men were summoned to Dehlí from every quarter. At that time the author's uncle, 'Aláu-l Mulk, one of the companions and ad­visers of the Sultán, was kotwál of Dehlí, and the Sultán placed the city, his women and treasure, under his charge. * * * * 'Aláu-l Mulk went out to Sírí to take leave of the Sultán, and in private consultation with him [advised a temporising policy.] The Sultán listened and commended his sincerity. He then called the nobles together and said * * * you have heard what 'Aláu-l Mulk has urged * * * now hear what I have to say. * * * If I were to follow your advice, to whom could I show my face? how could I go into my harem? of what account would the people hold me? and where would be the daring and courage which is necessary to keep my turbulent people in sub­mission? Come what may I will to-morrow march into the plain of Kílí. * * *

'Aláu-d dín marched from Sírí to Kílí and there encamped. Katlagh Khwája, with the Mughal army, advanced to encounter him. In no age or reign had two such vast armies been drawn up in array against each other, and the sight of them filled all men with amazement. Zafar Khán, who commanded the right wing, with the amírs who were under him, drew their swords and fell upon the enemy with such fury that the Mughals were broken and forced to fall back. The army of Islám pursued, and Zafar Khán, who was the Rustam of the age and the hero of the time, pressed after the retreating foe, cutting them down with the sword and mowing off their heads. He kept up the pur­suit for eighteen kos, never allowing the scared Mughals to rally. Ulugh Khán commanded the left wing, which was very strong, and had under him several distinguished amírs. Through the animosity which he bore to Zafar Khán he never stirred to support him.