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JUNE, 1899.]
HISTORY OF THE BAHMANI DYNASTY.
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Muhammad bin 'Alam sent Nnthu 'Almbak to Khwajah Jahan with a message, saying: - “The story of the goods and riches attributed to us is utterly impossible."
When Nathû brought this message Khwajah Jahan imprisoned him, and sent an account of the circumstances to the Sultan, who ordered Khwajah Jahan immediately on receipt of the farmán to cross the river Jahnur (Bhima) and encamp on the further side, and not to move from there till the Sultan should himself arrive in those parts. In accordance with these orders Khwajah Jahan encamped on the other side of the river, and every day used to send his troops to plunder and devastate the country of the mutineers, and used to pat terror into their hearts. The Sultan, on account of Muhammad Tughlaķ did not think it advisable to leave Daulatábad and move to any other part of his dominiony.
When the army of Khwajah Jahân, by the Sultan's orders, had been encamped for two months on the bank of the river Bbîmî one night by decree of the Divine Creator an old man of luminous aspect whose countenance shone with divine knowledge, appeared to the Sultan in a dream and informed him of the extinction of the empire of Muhammad Tughlak Shah and -announced the establishment of sovereignty in the Sultan's illustrious family. Even in the midst of his dream the Sultan determined in his own mind that that old man was Ulwais Karani. It has been already mentioned that the Sultan was a disciple of the saint Shekh Nizim-ud-Din Auliâ who had promised him the throne ; and whenever the Sultan was in any difficulty the saint used to reveal to him in a dream the means of getting out of it. When the Sultan awoke he related the dream to his assembled troops.
On an auspicious day he moved from the capital Daulatâbâd towards Kalburgâ, leaving Kadr Khin, Garshûsb, 'Imad-ul-Mulk, 'Aşd-ul-Malk and other nobles in Daulatabad. In dae time he pitched his camp in sight of Kalburga, and the inhabitants of that place hastened out to offer presents and do homage to him, and they prayed for the eternity of his reign. The Sultan conferred special favours on the principal inhabitants of Kalburgâ, and gave to each, accord ing to his rank, presents and robes of honour.
When the news of the Sultan's arrival reached Khwajah Jahân, leaving the leaders of his army in the camp, he himself hastened to pay his respects to the Sultan, who distinguished him by royal caresses and seated him on a golden chair.
In the midst of these affairs the king was informed that the Sultan of Hindústân, Muhamnad Taghlaķ Shah, while on his way from Gajarât to Tathah had fallen ill and died near the Indus,20
The mind of Sultan Ala-ud-Din Hasan Shah being thus set at rest from the annoyance of his enemies he turned his attention to the conquest of the various districts of the Dakhan.. In three days' time the royal army set out, and crossing the river marched stage by stage without halting to rest anywhere. When Muhammad bin Ålam heard of his approach, seized with panic, he threw himself on the mercy of the Sultan. The latter spared his life, but ordered him to be imprisoned, and whatever money and goods he possessed to be confiscated in order to prevent his offering further opposition.
After that the Sultân marched towards Sagar and pitched his camp on the bank of the Sagar tank; and reducing the district to a state of subjection, tranquillized the inhabitants and ordered compensation to be given for any oppression practised on them by the tyrants. The learned men and shekhs of that part, such as Shekh 'Ain-ud-Din Bijapûri,21 Ald-ud-Din Janpuri and Maulana Mu'ayyan-ud-Din Harů, i-tutor of Sultan Muhammad Shah - paid their respects to the Sultan, and he distinguished them by in'ams and pensions, each according to his merit.
*He died near Tathah on the 21st Muharram, A. H. 752 (20th March, A. D. 1351) - vide Bayley's Gujarat, p. 57.
** Author of the Mullakát, and Kitab-ul-Anwir, containing a history of all the Muhammadan saints of India.
