The Nāṣirī Generations 68: I. MAHMUD, SON OF MALIK SHAH.
Tabakat-i-Nasiri 68
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On the throne of the territory of Rum having been conferred upon him by Sultan Sanjar, his brother, he undertook many holy wars in that region, and on the frontiers of Islam. He marched armies against the infidel Afranj, and carried on holy war according to the canons and ordinances of the sacred law. He captured fortresses and cities, and ruled over the servants of Almighty God with justice and beneficence. After he had reigned for a considerable time he died.