[1] Somnáth (north latitude 20° 55′; east longitude 70° 23′), the temple of Mahádev ‘Lord of the Moon,’ near the southern extremity of the peninsula of Káthiáváḍa. [↑]
[2] Aṇahilaváḍa (north latitude 23° 48′; east longitude 72° 2′), Nehrwála or Pátan, on the south bank of the Sarasvatí river, sixty-five miles north-east of Ahmedábád, was from a.d. 746 to a.d. 1298 the capital of the Rájput dynasties of Gujarát. As a result of Muhammad Ghori’s defeat the Tárikh-i-Sorath (Burgess, 112–113) states that the Turkish Afghán and Mughal prisoners, according to the rule of the Kurăan (XXIV. 25) were distributed, the wicked women to the wicked men and the good women to the good men. Of the male prisoners the better class after having their heads shaved were enrolled among the Chakáwal and Wádhel tribes of Rájputs. The lower class were allotted to the Kolis, Khánts, Bábriás, and Mers. All were allowed to keep their wedding and funeral ceremonies and to remain aloof from other classes. [↑]
[3] The Mirăt-i-Áhmedi gives an account of an expedition by one Alifkhán a noble of Sultán Sanjar’s against Aṇahilaváḍa in a.d. 1257. He is said to have built the large stone mosque without the city. Alifkhán returned unsuccessful, but not without levying tribute. [↑]
[4] Devgaḍh near Daulatabad in the Dakhan, about ten miles north-west of Aurangábád (north latitude 19° 57′; east longitude 75° 18′). The Mirăt-i-Áhmedi has Devgaḍh Chandah, which is in the Central Provinces. [↑]
[5] Jhálor (north latitude 25° 23′; east longitude 72° 40′) in the Rájput state of Jodhpur, seventy miles south-west by south from the city of Jodhpur. [↑]
[6] Bayley (Gujarát, 39 note) shows strong ground for holding that, though Gujarát was conquered by Ulugh Khán a brother of Alá-ud-dín, its first governor was not Ulugh Khán but Álp Khán a brother-in-law of Alá-ud-dín. According to this account Ulugh Khán died in a.d. 1299 and Álp Khán at Malik Káfúr’s instigation was killed in a.d. 1315. Ziá Barni (Elliot, III. 169) supports this account. [↑]
[7] According to Ziá Barni (Elliot, III. 218) Hisám-ud-dín was the mother’s brother, according to others he was the brother of Hasan afterwards Khusraw Khán Parmár the favourite of Mubárak Sháh. On coming to Gujarát Hisám-ud-dín collected his Parmár kindred and revolted, but the nobles joining against him seized him and sent him to Dehli. To their disgust Mubárak in his infatuation for Hisám-ud-dín’s nephew or brother, after slapping Hisám-ud-dín on the face set him at liberty. [↑]
[8] In the Karnátak, probably on the Tungabhadra near Vijayánagar. Briggs’ Muhammadan Power in India, I. 418 and 428. Briggs speaks of two Kampilás one on the Ganges and the other on the Tungabhadra near Bijánagar. [↑]
[9] Asáwal (north latitude 23° 0′; east longitude 72° 36′), a town of some size, afterwards, a.d. 1413, made the capital of the Musalmán kings of Gujarát and called Áhmedábád. [↑]