[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate) › [Ṭabaqāt-i Nāṣirī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri) › [Tabakat-i-Nasiri](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty) › 240.2 # The Nāṣirī Generations 240.2 Tabakat-i-Nasiri 240.2 - **Language:** English ### [240.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.240.2) From the period when Malik Saif-ud-Din, I-bak, became enrolled among the series of slaves of the Court of the Shamsi dynasty — the asylum of the universe — he has, at all times, been reverenced ; and every district, fief, or tract of country, which has been entrusted to his charge, through his equity and rigour, has become flourishing and prosperous, and the commonalty have dwelt in quiet and tranquillity, and have continued safe and exempt from oppression and violence. During this period since he has been the Amir-i-Dad \[Chief Justiciary\] of the kingdom of Dihli, the customary fees at the rate of ten or fifteen per cent, which other Chief Justices before him have imposed, he has not extorted, nor has he had any concern with such, neither has he considered such to be legal. At the outset of his career when he became severed from the tribes of Khifchak and his native country, and through the discord of kindred became a captive in the bonds of misfortune, he chanced to fall into the service of the generous Khwajah, Shams-ud-Din, the 'Ajami, who was the Malik-ut-Tujjar \[Chief of the Merchants\] of the countries of Ajam, ’Irak, Khwarazm, and Ghaznin, and, up to this period of time, they call Malik Saif-ud-Din, I-bak, by the term Shamsi, after that great man. - [Previous: 240.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.240.1) - [Next: 240.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.240.3) - [Up: 240](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.240) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.240.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.240.2) · Pramāṇa