Note 12 — Chapter I · EARLY MUSALMÁN GOVERNORS. a.d. 1297–1403.

Zafar Khán Governor, 1391–1403.In a.d. 1391, on being appointed viceroy, Zafar Khán marched without delay for Gujarát. In passing Nágor12 he was met by a deputation from Cambay, complaining of the tyranny of Rásti Khán. Consoling them, he proceeded to Pátan, the seat of government, and thence marched against Rásti Khán. Battle of Jitpur; Farhat-ul-Mulk Slain, 1391.The armies met near the village of Khambhoi,13 a dependency of Pátan, and Farhat-ul-Mulk Rásti Khán was slain and his army defeated. To commemorate the victory, Zafar Khán founded a village on the battle-field, which he named Jítpur (the city of victory), and then, starting for Cambay, redressed the grievances of the people.