The Nāṣirī Generations 180.5

180.5

In the last year of the reign of Sultan Mu’izz-ud-Din, when that monarch [on his last expedition into Hind] came into Karman and halted there, Taj-ud-Din, Yal-duz, presented those yearly stipulated thousand tunics and head-dresses. The Sultan, out of the whole of them, selected one tunic and one head-dress, and honoured his slave by presenting him with his own princely robe; and the Sultan conferred upon him a black banner, and it was the desire of his august mind that Taj-ud-Din, Yal-duz, after himself, should succeed to the throne of Ghaznin. When the Sultan-i-Ghazi attained martyrdom, it was the desire and disposition of the Turk Maliks and Amirs that Sultan Ghiyas-ud-Din, Mahmud, son of [Ghiyas-ud-Din] Muhammad, son of Sam, should come from the confines of Garmsir to Ghaznin, and ascend his uncle’s throne, and that they all should gird up their loins in his service. To this effect they wrote to the Court of Firuz-koh, and represented, saying: The Sultans of Bamian are acting oppressively, and are ambitious of obtaining possession of Ghaznin. Thou art the heir to the dominion, and we are thy slaves.” Sultan Ghiyas-ud-Din, Mahmud, replied, saying: To me the throne of my father, which is the capital, Firuz-koh, and the kingdom of Ghur, is the most desirable. I confer the territory [of Ghaznin] on you; and he despatched a robe of honour to Sultan Taj-ud-Din, Yal-duz, and presented him with a letter of manumission, and assigned the throne of Ghaznin unto him.