History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c3.s2.5

c3.s2.5

¹¹ *Zafarul Vāli* has الزوجة for Māhrū. It is really strange how, if Māhrū was a wedded wife, Jalāluddīn’s daughter had no previous knowledge of the fact. Later events, however, clearly show that Māhrū was legally married to ‘Alāuddīn. At his accession she became the chief queen, Malka-i-Jahān, and her son Khizr Khan was declared heir-apparent.