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crowned at Lahore his lieutenant Kubacha lost the city to TaJ-ud-
din Yalduz in 12o6, but it was recovered by Kutb-ud-din in the same
year, From the death of Aram Shah in 1231 the province 'of„ Lahore
became the bone of contention between Altamsh. at Delhi, Nasir:
ud-din Kubacha at Multan, and Taj-ud-din Yalduz at Ghazni, Yal.
duz in 12,15 took Lahore from Nasir-ud-din ; but Altamsh defeated
him in the following year, and made himself master of the city in
1217. On the death of Altamsh in 1236, Malik Ala-ud-din Jani
of Lahore broke out in revolt; and after he had been defeated and
killed, Kabi-Khan-i-Ayaz of Lahore likewise rebelled in 1238, but
submitted later.
Then follows a century during which Lahore lay at the mercy of
incessant Mongol raids, It was taken by them in 1241, and put to
-ransom in 1246. The city was rebuilt by Balban in 1270; but in 1285
the Mongols returned, and Balban's son, prince Muhammad, was slain
in an encounter on the banks of the Ravi, the poet Anair Khusru being
captured at the same time. Muhammad's son, Kai Khusru, was
appointed governor of the Punjab. in his stead, but was murdered in
x287. The suburb of Mughalpura was founded about this time by
Mongol settlers, and Dua the Chaghatai made a raid on Lahore in
1301, Under Ala-ud-din Khilji, Ghazi Malik, afterwards the emperor
Tughlak Shah, received charge of the territories of Dipalpur and Lahore
as warden of the marches against the Mongols, an office he seems
to have discharged with some success. ,, owever, the Khokhars took
Lahore in r34z,.and akin in 1394, when it was recovered bySarang
Khan. In 1398 Lahore' was taken by a detachment of- Timur's arn yi
and seems to have lain desolate till it was rebuilt by Mubarak Shah
in 1422. Jasrath Khokhar attacked Lahore in the same year, and
again in 1431 and 143 z, but without success; but iii 1433 Shaikh All
took the city, which, however, he had almost immediately to, surrender.
In 1441. Bahlol Khan Lodi was appointed to the fiefs of Lahore and
Dipalpur, and seized the opportunity of turning against his master
Muhammad Shah. Lahore seems to have enjoyed a period of peace
under the Pathans ; but in the reign of Ibrahim., Lodi, Daulat
khan Lodi, governor of Lahore, revolted and called in the aid
of Babar. Lahore was plundered by Babar's troops in 1524, but
in his final invasion in the :next year he passed: to the north through
Sialkot.
The period of Mughal rule was. the golden : time of the history,
of Lahore, which :again l ame a place of royal residence and grew
to be, in the language-',p;€ ;Abul Fazl,'the grand resort of. people'
of all nations'; it still rt i many splendid memorials.of, this perio4l:
On the accession of HtiltliRyt1%., Kamran, his -younger brother.,,, tool
possession of Lahore and obtained the Punjab. together with. Kabul
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