Ascended the throne after his father, and ‘Aláu-d-Dín Husain ibn* Hasan Ghorí came up against him. Khusrau Sháh fled and came to Lahore, and occupied himself with the empire of Hin- 44. dústán, and when ‘Aláu-d-Dín, as has been related, returned from Ghaznín successful, he went back and recaptured that country, and after that the tribe of Ghuzz* seized Sulán Sinjar he turned towards Ghaznín. Khusrau Sháh was not able to withstand him and for the second time returned to Lahore, where he died in the year 555 H., after a reign of eight years. In his time many great poets flourished and wrote odes in praise of him. The following poem is of the kind called Tarjí‘band* and was written by one of them in his honour.
The revered Emperor Khusrau Sháh who with ease
Conquers with sword and mace from Hindústán to Khorásán.
It must be stated, that in the historical works by Qáẓí Baiẓáwí
and others*
it has been written that when ‘Aláu-d-Dín plundered
Ghaznah and put many of the inhabitants to death, he left there
Ghiyáu-d-Dín Abul-fatḥ Muḥammad and Shihábu-d-Dín Abul
Muaffar who were his nephews. They then with great craft put
Khusrau Sháh at his ease with regard to themselves and took up
their abode in his city. Khusrau Sháh*
was imprisoned in the
year 555 H., and died in the same year, and the days of
the Ghaznévide family came to an end. After a time Ghiyáu-d-