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territory of Jagarh as a jahàgir. Henceforth Pitama lived here, and the other members of Bhoja's family, while he himself stayed at court. 'Alau’d-din's object was to learn Hammira's aflairs, and he therefore lavished presents and honours on Bhoja, who gradually became entirely devoted to the interests of his new master.
Convinced of Bhoja's devotion to his cause, ”Alâu’d-dîn one day asked him, in private, if there were any easy and practicable means of subduing Hammira. Bhoja answered that it was no easy matter to conquor Hammira, a king who was the terror of two kings of Kuntala, Madhyadeśa (Central India), Audadesá and the far Kanchi-a king who was master of the six gunds and the three saktis, and who commanded a vast and powersul army—a king whom all other kings feared and obeyed, and who had a most valiant brothor in Virama, the conqueror of many princeš–a king who was served by the fealess Mongol chiefs Mahimasahi and others, who, after defeating his brother, had deified Alauddin himself. Not only had Hammira able generals, said Bhoja, but they were all attached to him. Seduction was impossible save in one quarter. Ono man only had his price in the court Hammira. What a blast of wind was to a lamp, what the cloud was to the lotuses, what night was to the sun, what the company of women was to an ascetic, what avarice was to all other qualities, that was this one man to Hammira-the sure cause of disgrace and destruction. The present time, too, said Bhoja, was not ill suited for an expedition against Hammira. There was a bumper harvest this year in the Chohan country and if Álauddin could bùt snatch ìt from peasantry before it could be stored away he would induce them, as they already suffered from the blind man's tyranny, to forsake the cause of Hammira.
Alauddin liked Bhoja's idea,and forthwith commanded Ulugh Khan to invade Hammira's country with an army of
