The Book of Akbar 107: Iradam-ci Barlas.

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Iradam-cī Barlas was the upright son of Qācūlī Bahadur and was distinguished for his wisdom and military talent. On his father’s death, the patent (tughra) of the Commander-in-Chiefship was exalted by the entry of his name and he managed affairs according to the rules which his father had made illustrious. He was the first who bore the title of Barlas, the meaning of which fine word is brave and of noble lineage. The whole Barlas clan traces its origin from him. When Bartan Bahadur died, Yesugai Bahadur, the third of his four sons, and father of Cīngīz Khan, and who was adorned with the cuirass of wisdom and the helmet of courage, placed the crown of the Khanate on his head and graced the throne of world-sway. At this time Iradam-ci Barlas died, leaving twenty-nine sons.