The Nāṣirī Generations 287.4.1

287.4.1

“From thence the Nu-yin, Sali, with Shams-ud-Din, Muhammad, the Kurat, proceeded towards Luhawur—Lahor—where, at that time, was Kurit or Kurat Khan—[sic. There was a Kuret Khan among the Maliks of Dihli, No. XV., but he was never feudatory of Lahor, and was dead before this period].” He was probably no subject of the Dihli kingdom, for, at this time, Lahor had been lost to it, and the Khokhars are said to have occupied the ruins of Lahor after its sack by the Mughals in 639 H. “Sali entered into an accommodation with this person,” whoever he might have been, “on the payment of dinars, kharwars—loads sufficient to load an ass with—of soft fabrics, and 100 captives.” reopened. From Khaesar he [the author] proceeded “After this, the subordinates of the Nu-yin, Sali, plotted against Malik Shams-ud-Din, Muhammad, upon which he retired from Hind, and set out to return to Shur. On the way he was arrested and detained by Malik 'Imad-ud-Din, the Ghuri. Shams-ud-Din, Muhammad, on this, despatched a trusty agent to the Bahadur, Ta-ir, then commanding the troops in those parts [and, consequently, if this be true, this Ta-ir could not have been killed at Lahor in 639 H., as our author states at page 1135], telling him of his seizure and detention while on his way to his, Ta-ir’s presence. Ta-ir directed his release, and he came to Ta-ir’s urdu, and, after that, he retained Shams-ud-Din, Muhammad, near his own person.”