[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) › 291.2.1 # The Nāṣirī Generations 291.2.1 Tabakat-i-Nasiri 291.2.1 - **Language:** English ### [291.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.291.2.1) The son of the Lord of the Faithful, Amir Abu-Bikr, and the Amir-i-Alam \[Lord of the Standard\] of the Khilafat Suliman Shah, the Aiyubi Turk-man—who for a period of thirty years had wielded the sword against the Mughal infidels, and had achieved many holy expeditions \[against them\], as by the canons of the faith enjoined—these two \[personages\], in concert, on several occasions, had attacked the infidels, and overthrew the Mughal troops. On the first occasion, they drove the Mughals from the environs of Baghdad, and pursued them as far as Safahan \[Isfahan\], and despatched many of the infidel army to hell. This Amir-i-'Alam of the Khilafat, Suliman Shah, the Aiyubi, was a Malik of the tribes of the Anboh, and they are a sept of the Turk-mans, and exceedingly spirited and warlike ; and the left wing of the Khalifah’s forces was their post During a period of thirty years, from the time of Jurmaghun's \[first\] entering ^Irak, up to this period, he \[Suliman Shah\] was wont to engage in conflict like as Rustam-i-Dastan had done in the age of ignorance — the Almighty be gracious to him ! — and 'Ali-i-Murtaza in the \[early?\] days of the true faith — May God reward him ! Hulaku, having been overthrown the first time, on the second occasion gathered together troops from all Khurasan and Irak, both horse and foot, consisting of infidels, renegade Amirs, and captives ; and, at the solicitation of the rdfizl Wazir — God’s curse upon him ! — turned his face towards Baghdad. - [Previous: 291.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.291.1.7) - [Next: 291.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.291.2.2) - [Up: 291.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.291.2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.291.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.291.2.1) · Pramāṇa