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In 1318, the [[Delhi Sultanate]] ruler [[Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah]] sent an army to subjugate the [[Kakatiya]] ruler [[Prataparudra]] who had stopped making tribute payments to [[Delhi]]. The invading army, led by [[Khusrau Khan]] and other generals, besieged the [[Kakatiya]] capital [[Warangal]]. Prataparudra negotiated a truce after a brief siege, agreeing to resume payment of tribute to [[Delhi]].

== Background ==

The [[Kakatiya]] kingdom, with its capital at [[Warangal]], had been [[Siege of Warangal (1310)|subdued]] by the forces of Qutbuddin's father [[Alauddin Khalji]] in 1310. However, the Kakatiya ruler [[Prataparudra]] had stopped making tribute payments to Delhi. Therefore, [[Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah|Mubarak Shah]] sent an army to subjugate him. The army was led by [[Khusrau Khan]], Khwaja Haji (who had served as Alauddin's minister of war), and Malik Qutlugh (''amir-i shikar'').{{sfn|Banarsi Prasad Saksena|1970|p=435}}

== The siege ==

After reaching the vicinity of Warangal, Khusrau Khan surveyed the city from the [[Hanamkonda]] hill. His initial attack forced the defending garrison to retreat inside the [[Warangal Fort]]. The invaders then besieged the fort, and set fire to the fort's gate. The fire seems to have failed to achieve the desired results, as the invaders next pitched their tents around the fort.{{sfn|Banarsi Prasad Saksena|1970|p=435}} The Delhi army deployed highly advanced military technology by contemporary standards, including several [[siege engine]]s.{{sfn|Richard M. Eaton|2005|p=19}}

At night, Prataparudra's general Diwar Mehta launched an attack on the Delhi camp. However, the attack was repulsed by Ghazi Kamil (governor of [[Awadh]]) and Tamar (governor of [[Chanderi]]). The Delhi soldiers then climbed up to a tower of the outer fort wall, and captured Prataparudra's minister Anil Mehta in a skirmish. Khusrau Khan spared the captive's life. During the first half of the next day, the invaders captured the outer mud-fort. The invaders then decided to construct a ''pasheb'' under the supervision of Malik Ambar and Shihab Arb. At this time, Prataparudra sent his messengers to negotiate peace.{{sfn|Banarsi Prasad Saksena|1970|p=435}}

== Prataparudra's surrender ==

As part of the truce negotiations, Prataparudra surrendered over 100 elephants, 12,000 horses, and treasures to the invaders. Khusrau Khan also demanded an annual tribute payment of 60 gold bricks and cessation of five districts (Badarkot, Kailas, Basudan, Elor, and Kobar) from Prataparudra. After negotiations, this demand was reduced to 40 gold bricks and cessation of Badarkot.{{sfn|Banarsi Prasad Saksena|1970|p=435}} As a sign of Prataparudra's surrender, the canopy (''chatr''), baton (''durbash''), and banner given to him by Alauddin were taken back, and brought back as a gift from Mubarak Shah. Prataparudra paid obeisance to the royal canopy from the ramparts of his fort on three successive mornings.{{sfn|Banarsi Prasad Saksena|1970|p=436}}

After subduing the [[Kakatiya]]s, Khusrau Khan marched to [[Ellora]] near [[Daulatabad Fort]], where Mubarak Shah had been residing for a month. The rest of the army joined him on the banks of the [[Narmada River]] on his way back to Delhi.{{sfn|Banarsi Prasad Saksena|1970|p=436}}

== References ==
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=== Bibliography ===

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* {{cite book |author=Banarsi Prasad Saksena |author-link=Banarsi Prasad Saksena |chapter=The Khaljis: Qutubuddin Mubarak Khalji |editor1=Mohammad Habib |editor-link=Mohammad Habib |editor2=Khaliq Ahmad Nizami |editor-link2=K. A. Nizami |title=A Comprehensive History of India |volume=5: The Delhi Sultanat (A.D. 1206-1526) |year=1970 |orig-year=1970 |publisher=The [[Indian History Congress]] / People's Publishing House |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_9cmAQAAMAAJ |oclc=31870180}}
* {{cite book |author=Richard M. Eaton |title=A Social History of the Deccan, 1300-1761: Eight Indian Lives |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cGd2huLXEVYC&pg=PA19 |year=2005 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-25484-7 |author-link=Richard M. Eaton}}
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[[Category:Kakatiya kingdom]]
[[Category:Battles involving the Delhi Sultanate|Warangal]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1318|Warangal]]
[[Category:Battles involving the Kakatiya dynasty]]

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