History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c7.8

c7.8

Soon after the conquest of Multan Nuṣrat Khān was appointed the Vazīr (1297). He confiscated the lands and property of the nobles of Jalāluddīn, and of those Amīrs and Maliks who had been lavishly rewarded by ‘Alāuddīn in the early days of his accession. He devised such novel methods of extorting money and seizing property, that in a surprisingly short time he was able to deposit a large amount in the Imperial treasury. About the same time ‘Alāuddīn sent for his faithful servant and adviser Malik ‘Alāulmulk, uncle of the historian Ziyā Baranī. Alāulmulk arrived at the Court with a large retinue of nobles and Amīrs, and presented to the king all the elephants and treasures which the latter had left with him at Kara. As he was excessively corpulent and was not fit for active service he was detained at Delhi as its Kotvāl while the fief of Kara was entrusted to Nuṣrat Khān, who had of late become very unpopular at Delhi because of his extortionist devices.