[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [General histories](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general) › [Zubdat al-tawārīkh](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.zubdat-al-tawarikh) › [Zubdatu-t Tawarikh, of Shaikh Nuru-l Hakk (Elliot & Dowson, extracts)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.zubdat-al-tawarikh~en-elliot) › 5 # Zubdat al-tawarikh 5: Ghiyasu-d din Tughlik Shah. Zubdatu-t Tawáríkh, of Shaikh Nuru-l Hakk (Elliot & Dowson, extracts) 5 - **Language:** English ### [5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.zubdat-al-tawarikh~en-elliot.5) Upon the death of King Firoz, Tughlik Shah, the son of Prince Fath Khan, was raised to the throne in the palace of Firozabad. Having distributed among his nobles the high offices of the empire, he despatched a large army against Sultan Muhammad Shah, who, after a slight resistance, proceeded from Sirmur to Suket, whence he fled to Nagarkot, being pursued by the army of Tughlik Shah. Under the influence of his youthful passions, Tughlik Shah gave himself up to debauchery and frivolity, and having but little experience in the concerns of government, thought it incumbent on him to imprison his own brother, Khurram Arslan Shah; upon which Abu Bakr, son of Zafar Khan, the son of Sultan Firoz, actuated by the fear and suspicion arising from the fate of the Prince, took to flight. Malik Ruknu-d din, the deputy wazir, and a number of other nobles, joined Abu Bakr, marched out and put Malik Mubarak Kabir to death, before the entrance of Tughlik Shah’s palace at Firozabad, and the King, alarmed at the superior power of the rebels, fled with Khan Jahan through the gate facing the Jumna. Malik Ruknu-d din pursued and seized him, and putting him and his followers to death, suspended their heads from that gate. “What pleasures are there under the sky? The kid frolics before the butcher’s shambles.” This event occurred on the 21st Safar, 791 A.H. Tughlik Shah reigned six months and eighteen days. - [Previous: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.zubdat-al-tawarikh~en-elliot.4) - [Next: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.zubdat-al-tawarikh~en-elliot.6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.zubdat-al-tawarikh~en-elliot.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.zubdat-al-tawarikh~en-elliot.5) · Pramāṇa