[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) › 87.1 # The Nāṣirī Generations 87.1 Tabakat-i-Nasiri 87.1 - **Language:** English ### [87.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.87.1) The Ata-bak, Sa’d, was a great monarch, and ascended the throne of Fars after the decease of his uncle \[the Ata-bak, Duklah\], and brought the different parts of that country under his rule in the manner which has been described. He was a most just and intrepid sovereign; and trustworthy authorities have related this, that the weight of his arms and armour was so great, that a powerful man could not lift from the ground the armour he used to wear. He led armies against 'Irak upon several occasions, and in some engagements he was victorious; but, in others again, he was defeated, as happened when a battle took place between him and Sultan Muhammad, Khwarazm Shah, undesignedly, and in the following manner. The Ata-bak, Sa'd, was marching an army into 'Irak, with the object of capturing Isfahan; and the Ata-bak, Yuz-bak, son of the Ata-bak Muhammad, had come out of Azarbaijan also, with the object of gaining possession of that city. The two armies, of Fars and of Azarbaijan, were marching towards the same point from opposite directions, when Sultan Muhammad, Khwarazm Shah, arrived \[with an army\] upon the frontier of 'Irak. He obtained information that the Ata-bak, Sa'd, was marching an army from Fars, towards the gate of Isfahan, in order to give battle to the Ata-bak, Yuz-bak, and he \[Sultan Muhammad\] advanced with his troops towards the Ata-bak, Sa'd. - [Previous: 86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.86) - [Next: 87.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.87.2) - [Up: 87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.87) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.87.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.87.1) · Pramāṇa