تحفة النظار في غرايب الامصار وعجايب الاسفار 11.8.1

11.8.1

When Sultan Ghiyāth al-Dīn died at night, his son Nāṣir al-Dīn being away in the lands of Lakhnawtī, having given the succession to his martyred son's son Kay Khusraw as we have told, the Malik al-Umarāʾ, deputy of Sultan Ghiyāth al-Dīn, was an enemy of Kay Khusraw, and he contrived a ruse against him that succeeded. He wrote an oath of allegiance on which he forged the signatures of the great amīrs, stating that they had sworn allegiance to Muʿizz al-Dīn, grandson of Sultan Balban. He went in to Kay Khusraw as though advising him and said, "The amīrs have sworn allegiance to your cousin, and I fear for you from them." Kay Khusraw said, "What is to be done?" He said, "Save yourself by fleeing to the land of Sind." He said, "How can I get out when the gates are shut?" He said, "The keys are in my hand, and I will open for you." He thanked him for this and kissed his hand, and he said to him: