The Nāṣirī Generations 28: 2. Aram Shah, son of Sultan Kutbu-d din Aibak.

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On the death of Sultan Kutbu-d din, the nobles and princes of Hindustan deemed it advisable for the satisfaction of the army, the peace of the people, and the tranquillity of the country, to place Aram Shah upon the throne. Sultan Kutbu-d din had three daughters, of whom the two eldest were, one after the death of the other, married to Malik Nasiru-d din Kubacha, and the third to Sultan Shamsu-d din. Now that Kutbu-d din was dead, and Aram Shah was raised to the throne, Malik Nasiru-d din Kubacha marched towards Uch and Multan. Kutbu-d din had regarded Sultan Shamsu-d din as well suited for empire, had called him his son, and had given him Badaun in Jagir. The chief men of Dehli now invited him from Badaun and raised him to the throne. He espoused the daughter of Sultan Kutbu-d din. When Aram Shah expired, Hindustan was divided into four principalities. The province of Sind was possessed by Nasiru-d din Kubacha; Dehli and its environs belonged to Sultan Sa'id Shamsu-d din; the districts of Lakhnauti were held by the Khilji chiefs and Sultans, and the province of Lohor was held sometimes by Malik Taju-d din, sometimes by Malik Nasiru-d din Kubacha, and sometimes by Sultan Shamsu-d din. An account of each will be given hereafter.