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# تحفة النظار في غرايب الامصار وعجايب الاسفار 11.6: ذكر السلطان غياث الدين بلبن

تحفة النظار في غرائب الأمصار وعجائب الأسفار 11.6

- **Language:** Arabic

### ذكر السلطان غياث الدين بلبن

### [11.6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.rihla.ibn-battuta.11.6.1)

وضبط اسمه بباءين موحدتين بينهما لام والجميع مفتوحات وآخره نون، ولما قتل بلبن مولاه السلطان ناصر الدين استقل بالملك بعده عشرين سنة، وقد كان قبلها نائبا له عشرين سنة أخرى، وكان من خيار السلاطين عادلا حليما2»

> His name is spelled with two single-dotted bāʾs with a lām between them, all with fatḥa, and ending in nūn. When Balban killed his master Sultan Nāṣir al-Dīn, he ruled alone after him for twenty years, having before that been his deputy for another twenty years. He was one of the best of sultans, just, forbearing  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [11.6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.rihla.ibn-battuta.11.6.2)

فاضلا ومن مكارمه أنه بنى دارا وسماها دار الآمن. فمن دخلها من أهل الديون قضي دينه، ومن دخلها خائفا أمن ومن دخلها وقد قتل أحدا أرضى عنه أولياء المقتول، ومن دخلها من ذوي الجنايات أرضى أيضا من يطلبه، وبتلك الدار دفن لما مات وقد زرت قبره .

> and virtuous. Among his noble deeds was that he built a house and named it the House of Safety. Any debtor who entered it had his debt paid; anyone who entered it in fear was made safe; anyone who entered it having killed someone, the kin of the slain man were satisfied on his behalf; and any offender who entered it, whoever was pursuing him was likewise satisfied. He was buried in that house when he died, and I visited his tomb.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.rihla.ibn-battuta~en-mt.11.6.1) — English, machine translation

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