The Nāṣirī Generations 291.2.3

291.2.3

When therefore the Maliks laid before the Khalifah the letters which the Wazir had written to Hulaku, he replied; "These must be the doings of I-bak, the Dawat-dar: besides, the Wazir would not act in this way." The Maliks were disheartened at this reply, until, when Hulaku had arrived within ten kuroh [about twenty miles] of Baghdad, Suliman Shah, the Amir-i-’Alam, and Malik ’Izz-ud-Din, son of Fath-ud-Din, the Kurd, who was the champion of the Dar-ul-Khilafat, and who led the right wing of the Khalifah's troops, held counsel upon the state of affairs with Sultan Mujahid-ud-Din, I-bak, the Sar Dawat-dar, the Mustansiri, saying: "Matters have gone too far, a potent enemy is close at hand, and an adverse Wazir has plotted with the foe. It is necessary that it be communicated to the Lord of the Faithful in order that he may devise some expedient to repel the infidels." Mujahid-ud-Din, I-bak, replied: "I have said everything that was possible on this subject, but it has made no impression upon the blessed ear of the Khalifah. I can do no more than to request permission for a private audience for you. Do you make a representation to the effect [you have mentioned]." Malik Suliman Shah, the Aiyubi Turk-man, and Malik Izz-ud-Din, son of Fath-ud-Din, the Kurd, represented to the Khalifah the arrival of the enemy, and solicited that means might be devised for his repulsion.