The Nāṣirī Generations 203.1

203.1

The Sultan-i-Mu’azzam, Nasir-ud-Dunya wa ud-Din, Mahmud Shah, under a happy conjunction of the planets, with auspicious fortune, at a propitious time, and, with daily-increasing prosperity, ascended the throne of sovereignty within the Kasr-i-Sabz [Green Castle] in the capital city of Dihli, on Sunday, the 23rd of the month of Muharram in the year 644 H.; and the Maliks and Amirs, the Sadrs and Grandees, and the Sayyids and ’Ulama, hastened to present themselves at the sublime Court — may its sublimity never decrease! — and performed the ceremony of kissing the blessed hands of this king of kings of august footstep; and all of them, each in a manner befitting his own position, tendered the homage of congratulation on his accession to the throne. On Tuesday, the 25th of this same month, the Sultan held a public reception in the audience-hall of the Kushk-i-Firuzi [the Firuzi Castle] — the royal residence; and all the people made public pledge of allegiance to the sovereignty and of submission to the mandates, of the beneficent monarch of excellent disposition and kingly countenance. All were rejoiced at the reconstitution of this dynasty, and all parts of the territory of Hindustan were pleased at this prosperous reign; and may it be prolonged to the utmost limits of possibility!