The Nāṣirī Generations 244.5.8

244.5.8

The sublime standards were now brought back, and Ulugh Khan-i-A’zam, in attendance at the king’s august stirrup, on Wednesday, the 9th of the month of Zi-Hijjah, 652 H., again returned to the capital city of Dihli. During the period of Ulugh Khan’s absence from the capital, the rain of mercy had not rained upon the land, but by the wisdom of the Divine favour, at the blessed footstep of Ulugh Khan-i-A’zam, the gate of the Divine mercy opened, and rain, which is the source of life to herbs and vegetation, mankind and animals, fell upon the ground; and all people accounted his auspicious arrival an omen of good unto mortals. On the arrival of his august cavalcade, all became glad and rejoiced, and gave thanks unto Almighty God for that immense boon. When the new year 653 H. came round, on account of some occurrence which manifested itself in the womens’ apartments of the royal household, with the secret of which not a soul had any acquaintance, on Wednesday, the 7th of the month of Muharram of the same year, Kutlugh Khan was directed to assume the government of Awadh, and he set out in that direction. At that time the government of Bhara’ij was entrusted to ’Imad-ud-Din-i-Rayhan.