Is appointed governor of the provinces east of Dehly — proclaims his independence — compels the rulers of Bengal to pay him tribute — his death.

THE different rulers who have governed in the provinces of Joonpoor and Anturbede * are styled by historians the Shurky kings.

It appears from the Towareekh Moobarik Shahy, that Mahomed, the son of Feroze Toghluk, created one of his eunuchs (Mullik Survur) his prime minister, and honoured him with the title of Khwaja Jehan; that upon the death of Mahomed,

Jumad-ool-
Awul,
A. H. 796.
March,
A. D. 1394.

and on the accession of his son Mahmood Toghluk, that monarch, in the month of Jumad-ool-Awul, A. H. 796, con­ferred on his minister the additional title of Mullik-oos-Shurk†, * and appoint­ed him governor of the eastern provinces of the empire, and Joonpoor became his capital. The go­vernor soon succeeded in bringing all the neigh­bouring zemindars to acknowledge his authority, and recovered various forts and strong holds which the infidels had of late years wrested from the Ma-homedans, and placed his own garrisons therein. The reign of Mahmood Toghluk was interrupted by serious internal commotions; and Khwaja Jehan took advantage of these circumstances to assume the title of Sooltan-oos-Shurk; * and having re­duced Gorukpoor and Bheiraich, proceeded to subdue the provinces of Anturbede and Behar. The Poorby kings, who reigned at Luknowty in Bengal, instead of sending the accustomed pre­sents to the King of Dehly, propitiated the Shurky monarch by sending them to him. His power was

A. H. 802.
A. D. 1399.

therefore daily increasing, when an un­timely death snatched him from his worldly dignities. He died, A. H. 802, after a short reign of six years.