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INROAD OF THE MOGHULS 133 at the orders which they had received to join the royal camp, and were meditating revolt. Ulugh Khan ad- vised his Majesty to nip this project in the bud and to smother their intentions before they had time to form and gather strength. The advice was approved and followed, although it was the hot season and the army was depleted by the inroad of the Moghuls. On Tuesday, the sixth of Jumada-1-akhir, the royal forces marched toward Hindustan and reached the neighbour- hood of Karra and Manikpur, where Ulugh Khan ex- erted himself most strenuously in punishing the rebel- lious Hindus. Upon the arrival of Ulugh Khan, the two confed- erates, Arslan Khan and Kalij Khan, parted, and were obliged to send their families and dependents among the Mawas. They also deputed some trusty persons to wait on Ulugh Khan and prevail upon him to inform the Sultan that they had been obliged to disperse their followers, and that they were ready to promise to come to the capital and do homage as soon as the royal army was withdrawn. Upon this representation the forces were recalled and reached the capital on Monday, the second of Ramazan, 656 A. H. (Sept. 2, 1258 A. D.). Arslan Khan and Kalij Khan repaired to court, where Ulugh Khan exerted himself so generously and stren- uously in their behalf that their rebellion was forgiven, and in the course of two months Kalij Khan was ap- pointed to govern Lakhnauti, while Arslan Khan was sent to rule over Karra. On the thirteenth of Muharram, at the beginning