The Nāṣirī Generations 226: VIII. MALIK QAMAR-UD-DIN, KI-RAN-I-TAMUR KHAN-US-SULTANI.

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Malik Tamur Khan-i-Ki-ran was a Turk of good qualities and excellent disposition, and very hasty and impetuous, prudent and intrepid. His origin was from Khifchak, and he was good looking, and had a long beard and mustachios. The Sultan [I-yal-timish], at the outset [of his career], purchased him of Asad-ud-Din, Mankali, the brother’s son of Malik Firuz, for the sum of fifty thousand Sultani dirams.
During the expedition to Chand-wal [i. e. Chand-war], unexpectedly, the son of the Rae of Chand-wal, Laddah, by name, fell into his hands; and, when he brought him to the Sultan’s presence, Tamur Khan-i-Kiran received suitable commendation. Subsequently, he became Na'ib Amir-i-Akhur [Deputy Lord of the Stable], and, at that time, the Amir-i-Akhur was Tughril-i-Tughan Khan [No. vii.]. Having obtained this office, he performed approved service therein; and, when Tughril-i-Tughan Khan was assigned the fief of Buda'un, Tamur Khan-i-Kiran became Amir-i-Akhur.
During the reign of Sultan Raziyyat—on whom be the Almighty’s mercy!—he became feudatory of Kinnauj; and, during that reign, by the sublime command, he was despatched towards Gwaliyur and Malwah in command of the Islami forces, and, during that expedition, he did good service. Subsequently, after he returned to the Court, the fief of Karah was entrusted to him, and, in that part, he undertook many expeditions against the infidels, and discharged, in a complete manner, all the duties of good general-ship.
When Malik Nusrat-ud-Din, Ta-yasa'i, who was feudatory of Awadh, died, the territory of Awadh, with its dependencies, was entrusted to Malik Tamur Khan-i-Kiran's charge. In that part, as far as the frontier of the Tirhut territory, he performed great deeds, and obtained possession of vast booty; and compelled the Raes and Ranas, and independent [Hindu] tribes of that country, to pay him tribute. On several occasions he plundered the territory of Bhati-ghor and extorted tribute.
In the year 642 H., when he proceeded to Lakhanawati, his behaviour towards Malik Tughril-i-Tughan Khan, and to what point it reached, has been previously recorded in this Section; and, whilst Malik Tughril-i-Tughan Khan was at the capital, he came, unattended, to Manish, and removed his family, and the whole of his effects, from Awadh to Lakhanawati. For a period of two years he continued, in rebellion, at Lakhanawati, and afterwards died, on the same night in which Tughril-i-Tughan Khan took his departure from the world; and, as the daughter of Malik Saif-ud-Din, I-bak-i-Yughan-tat, was his wife, she duly performed her obligation [to him], and took his corpse to Awadh from Lakhanawati, and there he was buried. The Almighty’s mercy be upon him!