What did Ibn Battuta see in Delhi?

"telling him to pawn it for food. When the caretaker took the ring to the market, people became suspicious, reported him to the Sheena, the ruler, who brought the caretaker to Sultan Tughluq and informed him of the person who handed him the ring. Tughluq sent his son Muhammad to bring Khushro, who was captured and brought on horseback. When Khushro was brought before Tughluq, he said, I am hungry, bring me food. Tughluq ordered broth for him, followed by food, ale, and betel leaves. After he ate, Khushro stood and said, O Tughluq, treat me like the kings and do not disgrace me. Tughluq assured him of this and then ordered him"

"with his forces and camped outside Delhi at a place known as Ashiabad, meaning the windmill. He opened the treasuries, dispensing riches by the gold dinar without measuring or counting. The battle ensued between him and Tughluq. The Indians fought fiercely, but Tughluq's forces retreated, and their camp was plundered. Tughluq remained with only his old companions, the 300 men. He said to them, where shall we flee? Wherever we go, we shall be killed. Khosrow Khan's troops became preoccupied with looting and scattered, leaving him with only a few men. Tughluq and his companions then approached his position where the"

"Sharif Nasir al-Din Muttar al-Uri, one of the Sultan's close confidants and highly favoured by him. The next day we arrived at the capital city of Delhi, the stronghold of the land of India, its name pronounced with Qasr on the neglected D, Sukun on the H, and Qasr on the L. It is a city of great renown, vast in size, combining beauty and security, surrounded by a wall unmatched in the world. It is the greatest city in India, indeed the entire Islamic East. The city of Delhi is expansive and well-constructed and now comprises four adjoining cities. The first is the one known by this name, Delhi, the"

"and he wrote to Kashlu Khan, who was then in Multan, three days away from Dipalpur, requesting support, and reminding him of Qutbuddin's favor, urging him to seek revenge. Kashlu Khan's son was in Delhi, and he wrote back to Tughluq, that if his son were with him, he would support Tughluq's mission. Tughluq then wrote to his son Muhammad Shah, informing him of his plans, and instructing him to escape to him, bringing Kashlu Khan's son along. His son cleverly plotted against Khosrow Khan, succeeding in his deception. He said the horses were fat, and needed slimming, which necessitated exercise. He was allowed to condition them, riding out"

"towards leadership, hunting, showing bravado, horses, vassals, companions, and royal attire. Such inclinations were unsuitable for the land of India. Consequently, the king of India appointed him over a small town. Some people from Herat residing in India killed him over a concubine. It was said that the king of India orchestrated his assassination with King Hussein's prompting, serving him due to this after King Warna's death. As a result, he gifted him the city of Bakar in Sindh with an annual revenue of 50,000 gold dinars. Returning to our previous topic, we traveled from Herat to the city of Jam, a beautiful, moderate"

"met its judge, Chiwam al-Din, who was heading to visit Sultan Tarma Shirin, seeking permission to travel to India. I will mention my meeting with him later, along with his brothers Zia al-Din and Burhan al-Din in Multan. We all traveled to India together. His other brothers, Imad al-Din and Saif al-Din, were mentioned, along with my encounter with them at the court of the king of India, and the arrival of his sons at the court after their father's murder and their marriages to the minister Khwaja Jahan's daughters. The details of these events will come, God willing. Then we crossed the Jehun River into the lands of Khorasan. After"

"unlike in Egypt, Syria, and Iraq, where drums are beaten at the doors of the emirs. When the king of India learned of this, he disapproved and felt slighted. The governor went to the king's presence. The governor was Kashli Khan, and the Khan was among the greatest emirs. He resided in Multan, the seat of the Sindh region, and was esteemed by the king of India, who called him uncle because he had assisted his father Sultan Giyas al-Din Tughluq Shah in fighting Sultan Nasir al-Din Khusro Shah."

"We set sail from Kilwa to the city of Dhofar al-Humud, pronounced with a fatha on the letter da and fa, and ending with a ra in a kasra form, the furthest town in Yemen on the Indian Ocean coast, from where thoroughbred horses are transported to India. The sea journey between it and India takes a full month with favorable winds, though I once sailed from Calicut in India to Dhofar in twenty-eight days without any interruption day or night."