INDEX 269 Mohammad Ghori victorious in, 59 Hindu chiefs independent at, 170 Subdued by Babar, 196 Lords of, rally to Rana Sanga's stand- ard, 211 Hajjaj, A1-, governor of Chaldaea, 5 Hamadan, a city of Persia, 31 Hansi, fort of, captured by Mas'ud, 46-47 Annexation of, to Arab domains, 58 Captured by Kutb-ad-din Aybek, 70 Governed by Balban, 81-82 Hardwar, legend of a sacred cow at, 168-169 Timur victorious at, 169 Haripala Deva, son of Rama Deva, flayed alive by Kutb-ad-din Mubarak Shah, 125 Hasanak, a prime minister of Mas'ud, executed, 41 Hasan Gangu, founder of the Bahmanid dynasty, 147 Revolts against Mohammad Taghlak in the Deccan, 186 Hasan Nizami, Arab historian, 71 Herat, city of Afghanistan, 51, 75 Hiinu, Hindu vizir of Adil Shah, 241 Hindal, brother of Humayun, 226 Returns to Agra, 234 Murders Humayun's ambassador, 234 Proclaims himself emperor at Agra, 234 And Kamran, plans of, 234-236 Hindu cities, remains of, still extant, 13 Hindu Rush, a mountain chain, 2 Hindus under sovereignty of Mohamme- dan kings, 1 Fifty thousand annually converted to Mohammedanism, 2 Shrines of, not desecrated by Moham- mad ibn Kasim, 10 Hindustan, 3 North of the Vindhya range, mostly under Moslem sway, 71 Conquest of, begun by Babar in 1524, 204 Babar's description of, 221 Greater part of, in submission to Sher Shah, 238 Hisar Firoza, a city founded near Delhi by Firoz Shah, 151 Water-supply of, 162 Humayun (Sikandar Shah), emperor of Delhi, reigns six months, 161 Humayun, son of Babar, unsuccessfully attacks Bahadur, 185 Brings troops from Badakhshan to aid his father, 205 Receives seventy lacs and a treasure which no oue has counted as his part of booty at Delhi and Agra, 208 Brings his father a famous diamond at Delhi, 209 Leads army against insurgent Afghans, 211 Victorious over insurgent Afghans, 211 Takes Jauupur, 211 Takes Ghazipur, 211 Marches back to Kalpi to aid his father, 211 Succeeds Babar in 1530, 224 Lacks resolution to administer gov- ernment successfully, 224 Position of, insecure by reason of re- volts, 226 On account of treachery of Kamrau, is forced to depend upon the army already in India, 226 Three brothers of, intrigue against him, 22(5-227, 231 Character of, 224-225, 227 Indecision of, loses victory, 227, 228 Three chief perils at beginning of reign of, 227-228 Defeats Mahmud Lodi near Luckuow in 1531, 228 Abandons the siege of Chanar, 228-229 Repulses minor raids of Bahadur Shah against Agra and Kaliujar, 229 Arrives in Malwa in 1534, 229 Quixotic chivalry of, 229 Pursues Bahadur Shah to Mandu, 230 In possession of Bahadur Shah's camp, 230 Pursues Bahadur Shah, 230 In possession of Malwa, 230 In possession of Gujarat, 230 Scales the fort of Champaiiir, 231 Unable to administer his new territory, 231 Takes fortress of Chanar in 1537, 232 Entry of, into Bengal, in 1638, 234 Takes no steps to hold open the ap- proaches to Bengal, 234 Ambassador of, to Hiudal murdered, 234 Brothers of, unwilling to aid him, 234 Marches away from Bengal unchecked by Sher Shah, 235-236 Crosses the Ganges at Monghyr, 236 Encamped at Chaunsa, 236 Sufferings of army of, at Chaunsa, 236 Opens negotiations with Sher Shah, and arranges a treaty, 236 Army of, surprised and massacred by Sher Shah's army, 237 Reaches Agra almost alone in May, 1639, 237
