Taj al-maʾathir 22: The Visit of Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khilji and the Return of Kutbu-d din to Dehli.
Táju-l Ma-ásir (extracts) 22
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Shortly afterwards, "Ikhtiyaru-d din Muhammad Bakhtiyar, one of the chief supports of the State, the splendour of Islam, and celebrated throughout Hind for his religious wars, joined the auspicious stirrups and came to pay his respects from the direction of Oudh and Behar." "He presented twenty elephants and various kinds of jewels and moneys." "He was received with royal kindness and beneficence, and he was exalted above the leaders of the time;" and when he took his audience of leave, the blessed commands, investing him with authority, were renewed and augmented, and a tent, a naubat, a drum, a standard, and magnificent robe of honour, a horse and trappings, a waistband, sword, and a vest from the private wardrobe were conferred upon him."
"In a fortunate moment, and under an auspicious bird, the blessed standards were waved, and directed towards Dehli, the capital of prosperity and the altar of excellence." — Rhapsody on Kutbu-d din's justice.