The Nāṣirī Generations 157.6

157.6

I now return to my relation again. In the reign of Sultan ’Ala-ud-Din, Utsuz-i-Husain, when Malik ’Ala-ud-Din, Muhammad, obtained an opportunity, he seized Amir ’Umar-i-Shalmati, saying, “Thou hast used thy endeavours [in] bringing about the murder of my son,” and at night he slew him. Early the next morning, when [Sultan] ’Ala-ud-Din, Utsuz, became aware of it, and the Amirs of Ghur demanded redress, ’Ala-ud-Din, Utsuz, issued commands for Malik ’Ala-ud-Din, Muhammad, to be imprisoned the second time in the fortress of Balarwan of Gharjistan. The remaining account of him, respecting what befell him when he ascended the throne of Firuz-koh the second time, will be related at the end of this Section.