The Nāṣirī Generations 238.5

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If this latter supposition be correct, the ’Izz-ud-Din, Balban-i-Yuz-Baki, mentioned by our author, who is evidently the same person who is referred to at page 827—Kutlugh Khan’s [the Sultan’s father-in-law] son-in-law—who became Deputy Amir-i-Hajib, when ’Imad-ud-Din-i-Rayhan conspired against Ulugh Khan, must have been confirmed in it by the Court of Dihli. I think he must have been a dependent of Tughril’s, not his son, for this reason, that, when referring to a son, our author merely adds the father’s name to the son’s, using the izafat for bin [see Appendix C], namely:—Muhammad-i-Sam, Mas’ud-i-Jani, Abu-Bikr-i-Ayaz, and the like; but, when he refers to a retainer, freedman, or slave, he always adds the ya-i-nisbat, signifying relation or connexion, to the person’s name, as, Sultani, Kutbi, Shamsi, Ayazi, Yuz-Baki,—as previously stated. The Zubdat-ut-Tawarikh, which quotes our author largely, as far it goes, throws a little more light than others on this subject [Alfi, possibly, which I have not the means of examining just at this time, might throw more], although very meagre. It states that Malik ’Ala-ud-Din, Jani, ruled over Lakhanawati three years, and was removed. Saif-ud-Din, I-bak-i-Yughan-Tat, succeeded, and died in 633 H. Our author says he died in 631 H. ’Izz-ud-Din, Tughril-i-Tughan Khan, succeeded him and held the government thirteen years and some months [to the end of the year 642 H. See page 740].