The Nāṣirī Generations 214.4

214.4

When those Maliks and [their] forces, in expectation of the fulfilment of the promise [contained] in those letters, reached the Bagh-i-Jud, the favour of Almighty God was such that, two days previous to their arrival, the party disaffected had been sent away from the city; and, when those [hostile] Maliks became aware of their story, their proceedings became suspended, and a command had issued from the Sultan’s court, so that they [the authorities] secured the city gates; and, as the [royal] troops were absent from it, they made dispositions for defence. The Amir-ul-Hujjab [Lord or Head of the Chamberlains] ’Ala-ud-Din, son of Ayaz the Zinjani, and the Deputy Amir-i-Hajib, and the Ulugh Kotwal-Bak [the great Lord, the Seneschal], Jamal-ud-Din, the Nishapuri, with the Diwan-i-’Ariz-i-Mamalik [Muster-Master of the Kingdom], that same night, in organizing the fighting men for the defence of the city, greatly distinguished themselves, and Amirs, heads of families, and respectable persons, were appointed to the ramparts.