▁described ▁by ▁E aton ▁as ▁the ▁" first ▁chapter ▁in ▁a ▁larger ▁story " ▁that ▁saw ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁polity ▁in ▁the ▁De cc an ▁change ▁from ▁being ▁regional ▁kingdom s ▁to ▁trans reg ional ▁s ultan ates ▁that ▁surv ived ▁until ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Dec line ▁▁ ▁The ▁K ak ati ya ▁kingdom ▁attract ed ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁Del hi ▁Sultan ate ▁r uler ▁A la ud din ▁K hal ji ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁possibility ▁for ▁pl under . ▁The ▁first ▁for ay ▁into ▁the ▁K ak ati ya ▁kingdom ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 3 0 3 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁dis aster ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁resistance ▁of ▁the ▁K ak ati ya ▁army ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁at ▁U pp ar ap al li . ▁In ▁ 1 3 0 9 ▁A la ud din ▁sent ▁his ▁general , ▁Mal ik ▁K af ur , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁force ▁Pr at ap ar ud ra ▁into ▁accept ance ▁of ▁a ▁position ▁sub ordinate ▁to ▁the ▁s ultan ate ▁at ▁Del hi . ▁K af ur ▁organ ised ▁a ▁month - long ▁sie ge ▁of ▁O rug all u ▁that ▁ended ▁with ▁success ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 3 1 0 . ▁Pr at ap ar ud ra ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁make ▁various ▁symbol ic ▁acts ▁of ▁ob e is ance ▁designed ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁his ▁new ▁position ▁as ▁a ▁sub ordinate ▁but , ▁as ▁was ▁A la ud