Indian Antiquary Vol 49

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[JULY, 1920
all the other forts which bo had attacked, fell into his banda, and he appointed one of his offers to command it. 50 XV-AN ACOOUNT OF AUD NIE SHE'S EDITION TO TIL MAND SLAK OF BURRINPOR, AND HIS FIGHTING WITH MAPMUD SAAK OF GUJARIT,
AND THE MANN IN WHICH TI ANTAIB TROMINATED. Historians relate that during the reign of Ahmad Shah Bahri, Acil Shah Faragi, who was the ruler of Burhaapar and its dependencies, diod, and according to his will his son Mahmad Shah 51 succeeded him.
In those days the role of the country of Gujarat and the coasts of Somnat was Sultan Mahmud Bekara, who is also well known as Mahmud Niki, and the rulers of Barhanpur by reason of their nearness to their powerful neighbour and their own weakness were always very submissive to the rulers of Gujarat. Sultan Mahmûd of Gujarat was patted up with pride in his own power and groatnens and in the strength of his army, and had strayed far from the path of justice and equity. When he heard that the role of Burhanpdr had entitled himself Mohmad Shah, he was intensely enraged and, sammoning his amirs and the officers of his army for the purpose of taking counsel with them in this matter, said to thony
What power has the Burhanpart to make himself the partner of our name and titlo, or to even himself with wl' At this time the brother of Malmed Shah of Burhanpár sent lotters to the Sultan of Gujarit, professing obedience to him, and securing his friendship by promining that when the army of Gajarkt invaded Khandesh he would cause the fortress of Agir to be surrendered to it without a blow being struck. Sultan Mahmod was delighted with this letter and set out with a very numerous army for Asîr and Burhanpôr. When
60 This is very cursory account of thooapture of Daulataba, which held out for long time. Sharel-ud-dia took advantage of an invasion of ladosh by Buljan Mobmod Bpkars of Gujarat to send merre to faltan Mahmod, isploring his sid against Ahmad Nizam ShAh and promising if it were piren. to hold Daulatabad a dependency of Gujarat, to sit ammual tribute and to cand the Chutbah to be recited in the name of Sultan Mahmod. The first massage had no result, but on receiving the moond, Baltin Mahmod marched towards the Dulces and Ahmad Nizam Shah mised the lege and retired to Ahmad. DAGA. Shared-ud-dha, is gratitude for this rellof, cated the Kambal to be recited in the mongo. of Qutbad-din Mabarak Shah in the name of Baljan Mood, and Salma Mahmod returned to Gujar. After his retreat Abmed Nina Shah hastened, by forood marcheo, to Daulatbed and the Maratha runnion, who roented Sharaf-ud-dt's recognition of the sovereignty of the king of Gujarat, me
r ing him of their loyalty and Adelity. Sharaf-ud-dia discovered the corresponden and is said in one soooant to have falon siok of grief and voxation and to have died within five or six day, when the fort ww mornidered to Ahmad Nism. Another count, siven in the Monfalib-ul-Labas, Vol. III, attributes Sharaf-ud-din's death, with greater probability, to poison.
The history of the relations of Ahmadnagar, Berar, Khandesh, and Gujarat at this poriod tooms with contraditions and discrepancies which it is impossible to reconcilo.
61 There was never Malmod thth of adol, mad 'Adi Chia II, bere doorbod 'Adhah Frat, died on the 38th September, 1801, and was moooooded by his brother Da'ad bin, bere described
Mohmad Shah of Burhanpor." The whole of this account of Ahmad's expedition to Chladenh appear to be fabrication and its details will be discussed later. What really happened was that ide-oddin, one of the worthless of Da'ad Khka's amire, invited Ahmad Nizam Shah to meet him in doposing Daad Khan. Ahmad, who had as his counselon of the hot house of Chandoah, ono 'Llam Khan, wonded to the appeal and in veded faded in 1804 vith the object of placing his predor on the throne. DA'Ad Than appealed to Naple-ud-dha Shah of Mahu for water and he went an army under Iqbal e, one of his owulve, which expelled Abad Niple Shah and his post from thadh. Amed'
sempt Moomad of Gujarat come later mad brought him no mercredis then some. (8. Pirishta, povim, and An Arabie story Owandt.)