🔥 Mahratta Revenge on Delhi Sultanate ⚔️
In 1322 CE, remnant Mahratta Insurgents roved around, seemingly autonomous but likely operating on directions of the displaced Yadavraya prince Govindadevaraya Jadhavrao.
The current Delhi Sultan was the tyrant Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq...
In 1322 CE, remnant Mahratta Insurgents roved around, seemingly autonomous but likely operating on directions of the displaced Yadavraya prince Govindadevaraya Jadhavrao.
The current Delhi Sultan was the tyrant Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq...
His eldest Son, the new Ulugh Khan, had besieged the Fort of Warangal with the intention of wiping out last of the Dakshinapatha Hindu sovereigns, when some Sultanate courtiers spread false information that Ghiyasuddin was dead.
Malik Tigín, Malik Taimur, Malik Mall Afghan...
Malik Tigín, Malik Taimur, Malik Mall Afghan...
...and Malik Kafur (new one, not Hazārdinari), were all approached separately and informed that Ulugh Khan looked upon them treacherously as a threat to his rule because he was going to become the new Sultan now.
On the contrary, Ulugh Khan respected these men dearly and was...
On the contrary, Ulugh Khan respected these men dearly and was...
... more focussed on destroying Hindu kingdom Warangal with their help than entertaining any such ideas.
But the treachery of the courtiers worked, and all the Muslim Maliks abandoned him!
Suddenly outnumbered, Ulugh Khan had no choice but to flee quickly before the Hindus...
But the treachery of the courtiers worked, and all the Muslim Maliks abandoned him!
Suddenly outnumbered, Ulugh Khan had no choice but to flee quickly before the Hindus...
...realised his helplessness.
The Hindus realised it however, and sallied out of the fort as Ulugh Khan retreated and pursued his men with great slaughter in all directions
The real masterminds taking advantage of this extremely random sabotage turned out to be the Mahrattas.
The Hindus realised it however, and sallied out of the fort as Ulugh Khan retreated and pursued his men with great slaughter in all directions
The real masterminds taking advantage of this extremely random sabotage turned out to be the Mahrattas.
Ghiyasuddin's army and his Maliks were overwhelmed by the joint Hindu armies of Warangal and the Mahratta Insurgents.
Mahrattas singled out Malik Tigín, a renowned Sultanate warlord who had been sent to Maharashtra all the way over from Awadh, and decimated Tigín's forces...
Mahrattas singled out Malik Tigín, a renowned Sultanate warlord who had been sent to Maharashtra all the way over from Awadh, and decimated Tigín's forces...
Malik Tigín, Awadhi Malik of Delhi Sultanate, was captured and FLAYED ALIVE by Mahrattas.
Malik Mall Afghan, Hakim Ubaid and all Sultanate Maliks also got captured. Prince Ulugh Khan barely saved his own life & managed to reach Devagiri with ONLY 10 men according to Ibn Batuta!
Malik Mall Afghan, Hakim Ubaid and all Sultanate Maliks also got captured. Prince Ulugh Khan barely saved his own life & managed to reach Devagiri with ONLY 10 men according to Ibn Batuta!
Mahrattas flayed Malik Tigín and had his skin parcelled to Devagiri Fort to an appalled Ulugh Khan.
They plundered the elephants, camels and baggage of the Sultanate army.
The captured Maliks brought to Devagiri were quietly sent by Ulugh Khan back to Delhi.
Ghiyasuddin...
They plundered the elephants, camels and baggage of the Sultanate army.
The captured Maliks brought to Devagiri were quietly sent by Ulugh Khan back to Delhi.
Ghiyasuddin...
...had them all buried alive, wittily remarking that as they had entombed him when he was alive jokingly, he would entomb them alive sincerely.
Other mutineers, their wives and children were stomped under an elephant's foot. Malik Taimur, Ubaid Hakim, etc. were impaled alive.
Other mutineers, their wives and children were stomped under an elephant's foot. Malik Taimur, Ubaid Hakim, etc. were impaled alive.
Thus ended an extremely peculiar episode of History.
Ulugh Khan was none other than the future infamous Muhammad Bin Tughlaq!
Mahrattas could have ended Tughlaq's tyranny then and there had they targeted him. But history had other plans.
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq's empire itself..
Ulugh Khan was none other than the future infamous Muhammad Bin Tughlaq!
Mahrattas could have ended Tughlaq's tyranny then and there had they targeted him. But history had other plans.
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq's empire itself..
...Was soon going to get swept away by a new storm engineered by Yadavraya prince Govindadevaraya Jadhavrao with revival of the Sassanid Empire again in Maharashtra.
Source:—
• Tarikh-E-Farishta of Muhammad Bin Qasim Hindushah
• Tarikh-E-Firozshah of Ziauddin Barani
• Ibn Batuta
• Tarikh-E-Farishta of Muhammad Bin Qasim Hindushah
• Tarikh-E-Firozshah of Ziauddin Barani
• Ibn Batuta
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