The Nāṣirī Generations 238.11

238.11

When Malik Balban became aware that Malik Hasan, the Karlugh, had been killed, he repented of having given up Multan, but it was useless. After some time, Malik Nusrat-ud-Din, Sher Khan-i-Sunkar, wrested Multan out of the hands of the Karlughs, and took possession of it, and located there Malik Kurez. On Saturday, the 2nd of the month of Rabi’-ul-Awwal, 648 H., Malik Balban, having advanced from Uchchah for the purpose of regaining possession of Multan, appeared before the walls of that fortress. The writer of these words, two days subsequently [to that], arrived before Multan from the illustrious capital, Dihli, for the purpose of despatching [a number] of male slaves to Khurasan. After that he [the author] continued at that place for a period of two months; and the fortress did not come into Malik Balban's possession, and he returned again towards Uchchah.