[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate) › [Ṭabaqāt-i Nāṣirī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri) › [Tabakat-i-Nasiri](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty) › 133.1 # The Nāṣirī Generations 133.1 Tabakat-i-Nasiri 133.1 - **Language:** English ### [133.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.133.1) Minhaj-i-Saraj, Jurjani, the servant hopeful of the Divine mercy — the Almighty guard him from negligence and inadvertency! — says, with respect to this account of the Shansabaniah Maliks of Ghur, after this manner: — That the following pages are illumined with the sun of the illustrious race of the Sultans of Ghur, together with that of the offset of the fragrant tree of the Maliks of Ghur — may the Almighty God render their dust fragrant, and assign to them a habitation in Paradise! — in the manner of a record, from the dawn of the morning of their dominion, and the noon-day splendour of their sovereignty, together with the genealogy of their family, until the expiration of the empire of that princely house, and the last of the Maliks of that kingly dynasty — the mercy of the Almighty be upon those among them who have passed away — in such wise as masters have, in histories, made mention of them, in order that the robe of this chronicle may be adorned with an account of them, and also, in order that this \[their\] servant, and his priestly family, may acquit themselves of some portion of the debt of gratitude for benefits received, due unto those Sultans — the light of the Almighty illumine their tombs! — and, in order that such as may inspect these pages may, please God, derive profit and instruction. - [Previous: 132.2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.132.2.9) - [Next: 133.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.133.2) - [Up: 133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.133) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.133.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.133.1) · Pramāṇa