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The handkerchief of poison that cost him his throne and his life
An old sultan disarms on the Ganges to embrace a nephew - a handkerchief of poison in his pocket threatens his throne and life.
The handkerchief of poison that cost him his throne and his life
In this episode, we follow the six-year arc of a reluctant ruler whose repeated mercies reshape a court and empower a nephew. What price did his mercy extract from the man who trusted him?
Person: Jalal ud-Din Firuz Khalji
Person: Ali Gurshasp
Person: Chajju Khan
Location: Ganges; Delhi; Kara; Multan; Devagiri; Ranthambore; Lakhnauti
Period: 1290s
- At seventy-six, the sultan boarded a boat on the…
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