The Nāṣirī Generations 225.1

225.1

Malik Tughril-i-Tughan Khan was a Turk of good looks and good disposition, and his origin was from Karah-Khita. He was adorned with all sorts of humanity and sagacity, and graced with many virtues and noble qualities, and in liberality, generosity, and winning men’s hearts, he had no equal, in that day, among the [royal] retinue or military. When the Sultan [I-yal-timish] first purchased Tughril-i-Tughan Khan, he made him his Saki-i-Khas [own personal Cup-bearer]; and, having served in that capacity for sometime, he became Sar-Dawat-dar [Chief Keeper of the Private Writing-case], when, suddenly, he lost the Sultan’s own jeweled pen-case. The Sultan administered to him a sound chastisement, but, subsequently, bestowed upon him a rich dress of honour and made him Chashni-gir [Comptroller of the Royal Kitchen]. After a considerable time Malik Tughril-i-Tughan Khan became Amir-i-Akhur [Lord of the Stable], and, subsequently, in 630 H., was made feudatory of Buda’un. When the territory of Lakhanawati was made the fief of Malik [Saif-ud-Din, I-bak-i]-Yughan-tat, the country of Bihar was conferred upon Malik Tughril; and, when Malik Yughan-tat died [in 631 H.], Malik Tughril-i-Tughan Khan became feudatory of the country of Lakhanawati, and he brought that territory under his jurisdiction.