History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c11.45

c11.45

²⁹ Ferishtah says that Dava Khan ruler of Mavar-un-Nahr and his brother Chaldi (Saldi) took Sivistān. Barani does not mention the name of the general but simply says "Saldi and his brother." But Dava was all along busy in Central Asian politics and would only have sent one or two generals on so minor a campaign as that of Sivistan. Moreover, Dava was not a man to submit without giving a very tough fight, but the struggle before Sivistan was only nominal. Barani and Ferishtah later say that Saldi and his brother were captured and sent to Delhi chained and fettered. Their fate is not given by any historian but it can easily be surmised when it is borne in mind that these enemies of the state were never spared by ‘Alāūddīn. But Dava was alive in Transoxiana till 1306. The presumption of Ferishtah that the other general with Saldi was his brother Dava is, therefore, incorrect. Moreover all other historians mention Saldi and his brother and do not mention the name of Dava. Had Dava, the ruler of Transoxiana been with Saldi the former’s name should have been more prominent. *Ferishtah* p. 103; *Barani* pp. 253-54. *Futūh* p. 241.