The Nāṣirī Generations 127: IX. ’ALI SHAH, SON OF TAKISH, KHWARAZM SHAH.

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Sultan ’Ali Shah was a very great and illustrious prince; and, when the period came for his brother to assume the sovereignty, he made ’Ali Shah ruler of Nishapur. When the Sultans of Ghur conquered Nishapur, Malik ’Ali Shah, with other Maliks of Khwarazm, under terms of treaty, came out of that city, and presented themselves before Sultan Ghiyas-ud-Din, and the victorious Sultan Mu’izz-ud-Din; and they brought Sultan ’Ali Shah [with them] to Ghaznin. When Sultan Muhammad [of Khwarazm] appeared, the second time, before the gate of Nishapur, and Malik Ziya-ud-Din, under terms of convention, came out [and surrendered the city], the Sultan sent him back to Ghur, and the Sultans of Ghur sent back Malik ’Ali Shah also, to his brother, Sultan Muhammad.
The latter bestowed the throne of Safahan and ’Irak upon his brother, ’Ali Shah, and, for a considerable period, he continued in that country; when, suddenly, he became overcome with fear and apprehension from some cause or other, and left it, and came into the territories of Ghur, and presented himself at the Court of Firuz-koh.
At that period, the throne of Firuz-koh had passed to Sultan Ghiyas-ud-Din, Mahmud, son of Muhammad-i-Sam; and Sultan Muhammad despatched envoys from Khwarazm to the presence of Sultan Ghiyas-ud-Din, Mahmud, so that ’Ali Shah was seized and placed in durance. At length, a party of ’Ali Shah’s followers devoted themselves to the cause of their master, and martyred Sultan Mahmud, son of Muhammad-i-Sam.
When the throne of the kingdom of Ghur had passed to the sons of Sultan Ghiyas-ud-Din, Mahmud, son of [Muhammad-i-] Sam, an army from Khurasan arrived there in order to take possession of Ghur, as will subsequently be related; and the Ghurians caused ’Ali Shah to be set at liberty, on the day that the Khwarazmi forces gained possession of Firuz-koh.
’Ali Shah proceeded to Ghaznin, and there he continued as Malik for a considerable time. Subsequently, Sultan Muhammad, Khwarazm Shah, despatched persons who entered into engagements with him on favourable terms; so much so that ’Ali Shah, placing faith therein, was induced to leave Ghaznin, and join the Khwarazmi army and reached Tigin-abad of Garmsir. A party was [subsequently] appointed and despatched from Khwarazm, and in the year 609 H., they martyred ’Ali Shah.