The Sultan, however, was determined to conquer Telingana and urged Ulugh Khan to make another attempt. He sent large reinforcements fully equipped to help the Khan. As soon as reinforcements came, he marched towards Tiling. On his way, he captured several forts which were left in charge of trustworthy officers with strong garrisons.

He seized the strategic town of Bodhan, ten days’ journey from Warangal, converted his chief and his people to Islam, and resumed his march to Warangal. He laid siege to this strong citadel. Prataparudra was ill-prepared for the defence of the fortress.

The failure of Imperial forces in the first siege had greatly emboldened him. He thought that the Muslim army would not dare to invade his territory in the near future. He had eyen sold away the huge stocks of grain in the fort.

The defence of the fort was also neglected and there was neither a proper garrison nor was it suitably equipped. In spite of these handicaps, he fought bravely and stood the siege for 5 months. The stocks were exhausted and the garrison faced starvation and death. Prataparudra had no alternative but to sue for peace.

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Ulugh Khan took him captive along with his other family members and sent him to Delhi under the charge of Qadar Khan and Khwaja Haji. But the brave Prataparudra could not swallow the humiliation. To quote N. Venkataramanayya in his work.

The Early Muslim Expansion in South India, “Perhaps he realized with feelings of poignancy that he would be pointed out as a symbol of the victory of Islam over his own race. He must have considered death as the only honourable means of escape and deliberately embraced it ringing down the curtain on the final act of the drama of his life.”