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MADHURAVIJAYAM
The Muslim account is different: "A neighbouring
chief named Bukka at the head of a body of men and
elephants marched into Ma'bar and made Qurbat Hasan
Kangu prisoner. He made himself master of all Ma'bar
which had belonged to Muhammadans; their women
suffered violence and captivity in the hands of the
Hindus and Bukka established himself as ruler of
Ma'bar" 3
38
54
The death of the Sultan was not however im-
mediately followed by the surrender of the Muslims.
The Muslims seem to have shut themselves up inside
the fort while the battle was going on between Kam-
pana and Qurbat outside the gate. As soon as the
Sultan fell, the Hindu troops began to march towards
the interior, but the gate was closed. The Jaimini
Bharatam refers to the smashing of the gate by Saluva
Mangu after which the Muslims were forced to sur-
render.39⁹ According to the last stanza of the Madhurā-
vijayam which is incomplete, the king (Kampa)
"vouchsafed safety to the defeated warriors in the
enemy rank" though Shams-Siraj Afif says that the
vanquished (especially women) suffered violence at
the hands of the Hindus."
40
Even after their defeat the Muslims made frantic
attempts to revive their Sultanate at Madhurai. Now
that an experiment with a representative from the
Bahmani dynasty had been tried and had failed
miserably, they could only think of Delhi. The Tarikh-i-
Firoz-Shahi gives us the interesting information that the
38. Cf. Shams-Siraj Afif.
39. Jaimini Bharatam (Sources: p. 29.)
40. Madhurāvijayam (last canto, last stanza) and Elliot and Dow-
son, Vol. III, p. 339.
The Muslim account is different: "A neighbouring
chief named Bukka at the head of a body of men and
elephants marched into Ma'bar and made Qurbat Hasan
Kangu prisoner. He made himself master of all Ma'bar
which had belonged to Muhammadans; their women
suffered violence and captivity in the hands of the
Hindus and Bukka established himself as ruler of
Ma'bar" 3
38
54
The death of the Sultan was not however im-
mediately followed by the surrender of the Muslims.
The Muslims seem to have shut themselves up inside
the fort while the battle was going on between Kam-
pana and Qurbat outside the gate. As soon as the
Sultan fell, the Hindu troops began to march towards
the interior, but the gate was closed. The Jaimini
Bharatam refers to the smashing of the gate by Saluva
Mangu after which the Muslims were forced to sur-
render.39⁹ According to the last stanza of the Madhurā-
vijayam which is incomplete, the king (Kampa)
"vouchsafed safety to the defeated warriors in the
enemy rank" though Shams-Siraj Afif says that the
vanquished (especially women) suffered violence at
the hands of the Hindus."
40
Even after their defeat the Muslims made frantic
attempts to revive their Sultanate at Madhurai. Now
that an experiment with a representative from the
Bahmani dynasty had been tried and had failed
miserably, they could only think of Delhi. The Tarikh-i-
Firoz-Shahi gives us the interesting information that the
38. Cf. Shams-Siraj Afif.
39. Jaimini Bharatam (Sources: p. 29.)
40. Madhurāvijayam (last canto, last stanza) and Elliot and Dow-
son, Vol. III, p. 339.