The History of Mubārak Shāh 1.9

1.9

The frontiers (sarhadd) of the empire were secured by placing them under the charge of great and trusty amirs. Thus on the side of Hindustan, on the Bengal frontier, the fief (ikta') of Karra and Mahoba, and the shikk of Dalamau, were placed under the charge of Maliku-s Shark (Prince of the East) Mardan Daulat, who received the title of Nasiru-l Mulk. The fief (ikta') of Oudh and Sandila, and the shikk of Kol were placed under Malik Hisamu-l Mulk and Hisamu-d din Nawa. The fief of Jaunpur and Zafarabad was given to Malik Bahroz Sultani. The fief of Bihar to Malik Bir Afghan. These nobles showed no laxity in putting down the plots of the infidels, and in making their territories secure. Thus the Sultan had no anxiety about the safety of these parts of his dominions; but on the side of Khurasan there was no amir capable of withstanding the attacks of the Mughals. He was therefore compelled to summon Maliku-s Shark Nasiru-l Mulk from Karra and Mahoba, and to send him to Multan, in order to put down and punish the assaults of these accursed foes. The fiefs (ikta's) of this quarter were conferred upon him, and the fief of Hindustan, that is to say Karra and Mahoba, was also ordered to be confirmed to Maliku-s Shark Shamsu-d din Sulaiman, son of Malik Mardan Daulat. After the murder of Damaghani, the fief of Gujarat was granted to Malik Mufarrih Sultani, who received the title of Farhatu-l Mulk. * * *