THE HISTORY OF KATHIAWAD of Parmar Rajputs in Kathiawad, that of the ruling house of Muli in Jhalawad, where they form one more of the many diverse peoples inhabiting the peninsula. Before the Portugese coveted Din, however, it was a well-known place, and of such importance as a naval base that in A.D. 1510 the representative of the Sultan in Sorath moved his capital from Junagadh to Diu so as to be able to operate the more conveniently with the Sultan against the ravages of the European invaders. Previous to this, Mahomed Begarah had made a favourite slave, named Malik Aiaz, Governor of Diu, and in A.D. 1507 this man collected a fleet and sailed against the Portugese at Chaul, where a battle ensued. He lost four hundred men, but inflicted a defeat upon his enemies. This feat greatly pleased Sultan Mahomed Begarah, and he showed great favour to his erstwhile slave, sending him a robe and other marks of honour. On November 22, A.D. 1511, the great Mahomed Begarah died, and was succeeded by his son Muzafar Shah II, who ruled until A.D. 1526, when he died. He was succeeded by his son, Sikandar Shah, who lived but three and a half months after his father's death before dying at the hands of an assassin. Mahomed Shah II, younger brother of Sikandar Shah, now ascended the throne of Gujarat. But he only ruled for three months before being deprived of the kingdom by an elder brother, who had before been driven out and now returned to rule as Bahadur Shah. 90