The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.228

v3.c20.228

His counsellors disregarded his last wishes, and enthroned Kaiqubād, a youth of seventeen or eighteen, son of Bughrā Khān. The historian Baranī says that for a reason which could not be mentioned without disclosing the secrets of the harem they had been on bad terms with the Martyr, and feared to raise his son to the throne. These expressions may indicate a former lapse from virtue on the part of the otherwise blameless prince, or a suspicion that Kaikhusrav was not the son of his putative father, but their import cannot be accurately determined.