18(5 Translations from the Tdrifch i Firuz Shdhi. [No. 4, 



Towards the end* of the year 695, Sultan 'Alauddin entered into 

 the city with a most wonderful retinue and a countless multitude, and 

 took his seat on the throne of Delhi in the Daulat Khanah, after which 

 he repaired to the Koshak i la'l, (t. e., crimson palace) and made that 

 the royal residence. As there was a countless hoard of wealth accu- 

 mulated in his treasury, and vast sums had been distributed in largess 

 among the people, whereby their purses and money bags had been 

 replenished with coin [tanlcahs and jetaU t ~] they gave themselves up 

 to gaiety and pleasure, and indulged in wine and all kinds of revelry. 

 Within the city they erected several wondrous pavilions, where wine, 

 sherbet, and betel were distributed gratis ; and in almost every house 

 an entertainment was held. The Maliks, Amirs, and all the other 

 men of note and respectability invited one another to feasts ; and wine 

 and beauty, music and mirth, became the order of the day. 



Sultan 'Alauddin also, under the excitement of youth and pros- 

 perity, and the pride of his countless treasures, his servants and 

 domestics, and his numerous elephants and horses, was immersed in 

 festivity and pleasure, and from the extent of his generosity and muni- 

 ficence, he made the populace ardent supporters of his rule and govern- 

 ment. From motives of state expediency moreover, he bestowed 

 offices and estates [«^i'] upon the Jalali Maliks and Amirs who had 

 gone over to his side. To Khwajah Khatir who was one of the most 

 celebrated Wazirs, he gave the dignity of prime minister ; to Qazi 

 Qadr i jahan padruddin 'Arif, the father of Dawar Malik, the 

 Kaza i Mamalik ; and [the offices of] Sayyid Ajall, Shaikh Islam, and 

 Khatib he left to the former Sayyid Ajall, Shaikh Islam and 

 Khatib, respectively. The Diwan i insha too he conferred on the 

 former 'Umdatalmulk, father of Malik Hamfduddinf and A'azzud- 

 din, and he sent for Malik Hamiduddin and Malik A'azzuddin, 

 the sons of 'Umdatalmulk, who in wisdom, virtue, and a thorough 

 knowledge of mankind, as well as in their high and noble birth, and 

 all kinds of excellencies, possessed no equals ; one of whom became a 

 confidential officer of the royal household, and the other was entrusted 

 with the management of the Diwan i insha. 



* The 22nd Zi Hajjah 695, or 20th October 1296. 



f The Bibl. Indica, Edition, p. 248, has Amiruddin(?), and immediately 

 after Hamiduddin. For Diwan i Inslid we find under the Mughuls the title of 

 Mir Munshi. 



