The History of Fīrūz Shāh (Baranī) 9.24

9.24

When the Sultán returned to Dehli, it occurred to his mind that no king or prince could exercise regal power without confirmation by the Khalifa of the race of 'Abbás, and that every king who had, or should hereafter reign, without such confirmation, had been or would be overpowered. The Sultán made diligent inquiries from many travellers about the Khalifas of the line of 'Abbás, and he learned that the representatives of the line of 'Abbás were the Khalifas of Egypt. So he and his ministers and advisers came to an understanding with the Khalifa that was in Egypt, and while the Sultan was at Sarg-dwárí he sent despatches to Egypt about many things. When he returned to the city he stopped the prayers of the Sabbath and the 'Íds. He had his own name and style removed from his coins, and that of the Khalifa substituted; and his flatteries of the Khalifa were so fulsome that they cannot be reduced to writing. In the year 744 H. (1343 A.D.) Hájí Sa'íd Sarsarí came to Dehli, from Egypt, bringing to the Sultan honours and a robe from the Khalifa.