10 W. Haig —Some Notes on the Bahmanl Dynasty. [Extra No. 
of Humayun Shah Bahmani, as the daughter of Mubarak Khan, son 
of Sultan Firuz Shah. Firishta 1 and Khafi Khan mention this 
princess and describe her as a wise woman, but do not give her descent. 
Neither author mentions any sons of Firuz except Hasan Khan. 
Nizamu-d-din Ahmad says 2 that Firuz commended his “ sons ” to 
Ahmad’s protection. We may conclude that Firuz had several sons, of 
whom the eldest was Hasan Khan, Mubarak being one of the younger 
sous. Hasan Khan was designated heir-apparent during his father’s 
life-time, and married the beautiful daughter of the Sonar of Mudgal. 
He seems to have been an unambitious and pleasure-loving youth who 
readily acquiesced in his uncle’s elevation to the throne. 
(8) Offspring of Ahmad Shah ValL 
The author of the Burlian-i - Mct’asir says 3 that Ahmad Shah had 
seven sons, and gives the titles of four—(1) Zafar Khan Khan-i-Khanan, 
(2) Mahmud Khan, (3) Muhammad Khan, and (4) Da’ud Khan. Mah¬ 
mud is described as the fourth son. Nizamu-d-din Ahmad 4 * mentions 
Zafar Khan by his name, ‘ Ala’u-d-din, and also mentions Muham¬ 
mad, Mahmud, and Da’ud. Muhammad was entrusted to the care of 
his eldest brother ‘Ala’u-din, while the other sons were placed in charge 
of provinces. This bears out Firishta’s statement 6 that Muhammad'was 
the youngest of the sons and ‘Ala’u-d-din the eldest. Firishta also 
mentions Mahmud and Da’ud. Ahmad Shah Vali had at least two 
daughters, for one of his daughters married Shah Habibu’llah, and 
another married Jalal Khan and was the mother of Sikandar Khan, 
whom his father tried to raise to the throne. 
- (9) Offspring of Zafar Khan, ‘Ala’u-d-dIn Ahmad II. 
‘Ala’u-d-din Ahmad bad three sons : Humayun Shah Zalim (“ the 
tyrant”), who succeeded him, and Hasan Khan, and Yahya Khan, both 
of whom were put to death by their brother. 6 He also had more than 
oue daughter, for his eldest daughter 7 married Shah Mufyabbu-’llah, 
brother of the Shah Habibu-’llali already mentioned. 
1 Firishta, i. 663. 
2 Tabaqat-i-Akbciri, p. 414. 
& King, p. 50. 
■» Tabaqdt-i-Alcbnri, p. 416. 
& Firishta, i. 630. 
6 Firishta, i. 659, 661. King, pp. 81, 85, 87. Tabaqdt-i-Akbari, pp. 424, 425. 
