The Delhi Sultanate was now being ruled by Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah. Veera Ballala III refused to  pay tribute and withdrew from his earlier pact to support the Delhi Sultanate as a vassal.
The Delhi Sultanate was now under the control of Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah, and Veera Ballala III refused to comply with the Sultan's demands, breaking their previous agreement for alliance.