The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c27.92

v3.c27.92

Ahmad was eager to punish the insolence of Vīra Vijaya, but the need for setting in order the domestic affairs of the kingdom postponed the congenial task. The merchant to whose energy and devotion he owed his throne was appointed lieutenant of the kingdom, with the title of Malik-ut-Tujjār, or ‘Chief of the Merchants,’ and Hūshyār and Bīdār were rewarded for their fidelity to the master to whom they had owed allegiance, the former with the title and post of Amīr-ul-Umarā and the latter with the government of Daulatābād.