al-Dīn Ilduz (1), who seized a number of cities and whose power grew formidable, was eventually killed in battle.
This realm possessed armies of truly enormous size.
His brother:
168 – Sultan Shihāb al-Dīn, Abū al-Muẓaffar Muḥammad ibn Sām
He was assassinated by the Bāṭiniyya (Ismāʿīlī Assassins) in Shaʿbān, 602 AH.
Ibn al-Athir (2) relates:
“The ruler of India, Shihāb al-Dīn, was killed in his camp after returning from Lahore. A band of the unbelieving Kokariyya attached themselves to his army, intent on murdering him in revenge for the slaughter and captivity he had inflicted upon them. One night his closest attendants dispersed, while he was accompanied by treasures beyond description, meant to be spent on the troops for a campaign against Khatā (Cathay). The assassins then struck: they killed one of his guards, whereupon the remainder rushed from their posts, leaving the pavilion unprotected. The attackers seized the moment, burst in upon him, stabbed him repeatedly with their daggers, and escaped. They were later captured and executed. The vizier and the emirs secured the wealth, placed the sultan in a litter, and surrounded it with retainers and standards. His chests, carried on 2,200 camels, proceeded to Kerman, where Emir Tāj al-Dīn Ilduz (3) came out to meet them, tore his garments, and wept.”