History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c12.127

c12.127

Barani says the Sultan appointed to high offices men of ignoble birth. He raised to eminence the son of a fiddler and assigned to him the fiefs of Gujarat, Multan and Badaon. Several other men of low origin were similarly elevated among whom were 'Aziz Khummār, Firuz, a barber, Manakā or Manikalā, a cook, Mas'ūd, a vintner, and Ladhā, a gardener. Other intimate associates of the Sultan mentioned by Barani are Shaikh Bāboo, son of a Paik (foot soldier) and Pirā, a gardener.