The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India: A History of the Establishment and Progress of the Turkish Sultanate of Delhi, 1206–1290 A.D. c9.56

c9.56

In Bahram’s fall the crown once again suffered a defeat. Masud, the very young son of Firoz, was raised to the throne with the name of Alauddin, precisely on the same conditions as his uncle. In the government that was formed, however, a coalition with different parties is noticeable. For, the *naib's* office was given to Malik Qutbuddin Hasan, a refugee prince of Ghor, and as such outside the rank of the Shamsi slaves², Malik Qaraqash Khan, received the *amir-hajib's* office, while Kashlu Khan, one of the leaders of the anti-Bahram party, was given charge of the extensive province of Nagour, Mandor and Ajmer in Rajputana³. Minhaj-i-Siraj having resigned from office, the chief *qaziship* went to Imaduddin Shafurqani⁴. The entire government was, however, dominated by the *wazir*, the prime author of the last rebellion, and the Turkish *maliks* found their position being increasingly compromised. The *wazir* exercised all power and even assumed regal pretensions⁵; the *naib* became a mere figurehead. To secure his domination, he began to exclude the Turkish aristocracy from offices of state.