The Nāṣirī Generations 183.1.8

183.1.8

Our author, under the reign of I-yal-timish [see next Section], also refers to this journey, but he says it took place after the expedition against Nahrwalah. It must have occupied some months; but, in the meantime, who acted as the Sultan’s lieutenant at Dihli? It would almost seem as though Kutb-ud-Din had been suspected of being too powerful, and that this summons to Ghaznin was to test his obedience and loyalty. One thing, however, is certain, from the account of Malik Baha-ud-Din, Tughril [page 544], and the mention of Malik Husam-ud-Din, Aghul-Bak, and others [page 549], that there were powerful chiefs left by the Sultan in Hindustan who held fiefs independent of Kutb-ud-Din. It was on this occasion, on his return to Dihli by way of Gardaiz and Karman [which Dow, translating Firishtah, who is perfectly correct, renders "Persian Kirman," and adds, in a note, that it is "the ancient Carmania"!], that Kutb-ud-Din espoused the daughter of Taj-ud-Din, I-yal-duz. This journey Firishtah, who constantly quotes the Taj-ul-Ma’asir, mentions as taking place in 592 H.