JOURNAL 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY. 



Part L— HISTORY, LITERATURE, &c. 



No. I.— 1870. 



Translations from the TdrikJi i Firuz Shahi, by the late Major 

 A. R. Fuller, Director of Public Instruction, Panjdb. 



(Communicated by T. W. H. Tolbort, Usq., G. S.J 

 [Continued from No. IV. of Tent I., for 1869.] 



[Edit. Bibl. Indica, p. 282.]* When Sultan 'Alauddin had witnessed 

 four consecutive revolts, commencing with that in Gujrat which was 

 raised by the new converts to Islam, up to that of Haji Maula, he awoke 

 from his slumber of apathy and oblivion, and recovered from his various 

 insane fancies. While using his utmost exertions in the prosecution of 

 the siege of Rantambhur, he held privy councils both by day and night, 

 to which were convoked Malik Hamiduddin, and Malik A'azzuddin, the 

 sons of 'Ala Dabir, and Malik 'Ainulmulk of Multan, every one of 

 whom was an Xcaf and a Buzurjmihr in soundness of judgment, as well 

 as some other sage advisers. With these he held consultations and 

 conferences, as to the cause of the revolts, in order that when their 

 origins and causes had been correctly ascertained, they might be 

 altogether removed, so that hereafter no revolt might possibly occur 

 again. 



After several days and nights' deliberation, the conclusion arrived 

 at by these councillors was, that the cause of the revolts was comprised 



# The foot notes and passages iu [ ] are additions made by the Editor of this 

 Journal. 



