After defeating an army sent by Khusrau Khan at the Battle of Saraswati, Tughluq marched towards Delhi, and encamped at a plain called Lahrawat.
They suggested distributing money from the state treasury to ensure that the officers and soldiers remained loyal to Khusrau Khan.
[4] Ziauddin Barani states that Khusrau Khan's administration gave every soldier two and a half years' salary apart from special grants (inams), and burned all records of expenditure.
On the night before the battle, his soldiers dug a small ditch in front of his camp, and built a mud wall behind it.
During the night, one of his important officers - Ainul Mulk - fled to Ujjain-Dhar area in central India, although Tughluq became aware of this only in the morning.
[5] According to the chroniclers Barani and Isami, Khusrau Khan's army dominated the early part of the battle, and only 300 soldiers in Tughluq's wing survived the attack.
The Baradus, led by Randhol and Kajb Brahma, attacked the contingent commanded by Tughluq's son Malik Jauna.
Taking advantage of this, Tughluq - whose army had only 500 soldiers left by this time - made a plan to kill Khusrau Khan.
[6] According to Amir Khusrau's Tughluq Nama, these soldiers included units from the right wing, led by Yusuf Sufi Khan and Kafur Muhrdar.
[8] Tughluq subsequently ascended the throne of Delhi under the regnal name Ghiyath al-Din, with various nobles recognizing his authority.