The Nāṣirī Generations 69: II. MAS'UD, SON OF MAHMUD SHAH.

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Sultan Mas'ud was the son of Mahmud, son of Malik Shah. At first, Sultan Sanjar conferred the throne of 'Irak upon him; and, on one occasion, through the power and authority which he had acquired in that territory, he combined with Karajah, the Saki [cup-bearer], and they rebelled against the Sultan.
The Sultan came upon them suddenly, and attacked them, and took both Mas'ud and Karajah, the cup-bearer, prisoners. After that occurrence the affairs of Mas'ud went to ruin, and he never ascended the throne again; but, in the person of his son, Kizil-Arsalan by name, he acquired considerable power, and became sovereign, and carried on the government.
[Twelve copies of the original are all hopelessly defective here, and no two copies are alike. No break occurs in either MS. to indicate that any portion whatever has been lost or misplaced, or that any omission has been made in copying.
The context, in fact, proves that Minhaj-i-Saraj considered Kazil-Arsalan to be the son and successor of Mas’ud ; and, such being the case, the extent of our author’s knowledge of history is impressively indicated.]