The Nāṣirī Generations 292.7

292.7

Some persons relate, that Hulau, after he had finished the affair of Baghdad and the slaughtering of the Musalmans, inquired of the Wazir, saying: “Whence was thy prosperity?” The Wazir replied: “From the seat of the Khilafat.” Hulau said: “Since thou didst not observe the rights of gratitude towards thy benefactors, thou art, indeed, not worthy of being in my service;” and he gave commands so that they despatched the Wazir—God’s curse upon him!—to hell.