The History of Fīrūz Shāh (Baranī) 1.42

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When the news of this defeat and the death of the prince reached the Sultan, he was quite broken down with sorrow. The army was a well-appointed one, and "the Martyr Prince" was the son whom he had loved dearer than his life, and whom he had destined to be his successor. The Sultan was now more than eighty years old, and although he struggled hard against the effects of his bereavement, they day by day became more apparent. By day he held his court, and entered into public business as if to show that his loss had not affected him; but at night he poured forth his cries of grief, tore his garments, and threw dust upon his head. When the particulars of the prince's death arrived, the Sultan bestowed Multan, with the other territories, the canopy, and all the ensigns of royalty which he had given to the late prince, on Kai-Khusru, his son. This prince was very young, but he was greatly favoured by the Sultan, who sent him to Multan with a large retinue of nobles and officers. The reign of Balban now drew to a close, and he gradually sank under his sorrow.