History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c10.188

c10.188

received.¹¹⁸ Shortly afterwards, the Sultan sent Haji Rajab Barqa‘i to Egypt, and we can form some idea of his anxiety to please the Khalifah from the somewhat exaggerated statement of Barani who says: ‘So great was the faith of the Sultan in the ‘Abbasid Khalifahs that he would have sent all his treasure in Dihli to Egypt, had it not been for fear of robbers and would not have taken even water without the Khalifah’s order.¹¹⁹ The Malik Sarjamdar, an able and devout man, in whom the Sultan reposed much confidence was designated as a servant of the Khalifah and was styled Qabūl Khalifati or Khalifi.¹²⁰