The Nāṣirī Generations 241.2

241.2

Subsequently, upon several occasions, contention arose between Malik Sher Khan and Malik Balban, arising from their proximity to each other, as has been previously stated; and Malik Sher Khan wrested the fortress of Uchchah out of the hands of Malik Balban, and the whole of the territory of Sind came under the sway of Malik Sher Khan. When the Malik-i-Mu'azzam, Ulugh Khan-i-Azam, led a body of forces towards Nag-awr, and strife went on between Malik Sher Khan and him near the banks of the river Sind, Malik Sher Khan [retired from thence], and proceeded towards Upper Turkistan, and went to the Urdu [camp] of the Mughal, and presented himself at the Court of Mangu [Ka'an], He returned with honour from thence, and set out towards Lohor. When he arrived in the neighbourhood of Lohor and these parts he joined Malik Jalal-ud-Din, Mas’ud Shah son of the august Sultan Shams-ud-Din, I-yal-timish. In the end, matters did not go on without disagreements between them, and Malik Jalal-ud-Din, Mas’ud Shah, retired in disappointment, and his dependents and followers fell into the hands of Malik Sher Khan’s train. After that affair, Malik Sher Khan endeavoured to gain possession of Tabarhindah [again], but, as Malik Taj-ud-Din, Arsalan Khan-i-Sanjar [the then feudatory], issued from the fortress [to oppose him], Malik Sher Khan was under the necessity of withdrawing again.