When 'Aláu-d dín arrived at Baran, he placed a force under Zafar Khán, with orders to march by way of Kol, and to keep pace while he himself proceeded by way of Badáún and Baran. Táju-d dín Kúchi, and * * and * * other maliks and amírs who were sent from Dehlí to oppose the advancing forces, came to Baran and joined 'Aláu-d dín, for which they received twenty, thirty, and some even fifty mans of gold. All the soldiers who were under these noblemen received each three hundred tankas, and the whole following of the late Jalálu-d dín was broken up. The nobles who remained in Dehlí wavered, while those who had joined 'Aláu-d dín loudly exclaimed that the people of Dehlí maligned them, charging them with disloyalty, with having deserted the son of their patron and of having joined themselves to his enemy. They complained that their accusers were unjust, for they did not see that the kingdom departed from Jalálu-d dín on the day when he wilfully and knowingly, with his eyes wide open, left Dehlí and went to Karra, jeopardizing his own head and that of his followers. What else could they do but join 'Aláu-d dín?

When the maliks and amírs thus joined 'Aláu-d dín the Jalálí party broke up. The Malika-i Jahán, who was one of the silliest of the silly, then sent to Multán for Arkalí Khán. She wrote to this effect—“I committed a fault in raising my youngest son to the throne in spite of you. None of the maliks and amírs heed him, and most of them have joined 'Aláu-d dín. The royal power has departed from our hands. If you can, come to us speedily, take the throne of your father and protect us. You are the elder brother of the lad who was placed upon the throne, and are more worthy and capable of ruling. He will acknowledge his inferiority. I am a woman, and women are foolish. I com­mitted a fault, but do not be offended with your mother's error. Come and take the kingdom of your father. If you are angry and will not do so, 'Aláu-d dín is coming with power and state; he will take Dehlí, and will spare neither me nor you.” Arkalí Khán did not come, but wrote a letter of excuse to his mother, saying, “Since the nobles and the army have joined the enemy, what good will my coming do?” When 'Aláu-d dín heard that Arkalí Khán would not come, he ordered the drums of joy to be beaten.

'Aláu-d dín had no boats, and the great height of the Jumna delayed his passage. While he was detained on the banks of the river, Canopus rose, and the waters as usual decreased. He then transported his army across at the ferries, and entered the plain of Júdh.* Ruknu-d dín Ibráhím went out of the city in royal state with such followers as remained to oppose 'Aláu-d dín, but in the middle of the night all the left wing of his army deserted to the enemy with great uproar. Ruknu-d dín Ibráhím turned back, and at midnight he caused the Badáún gate (of Dehlí) to be opened. He took some bags of gold tankas from the treasury, and some horses from the stables. He sent his mother and females on in front, and in the dead of the night he left the city by the Ghazní gate, and took the road to Multán. Malik Kutbu-d dín 'Alawí, with the sons of Malik Ahmad Chap Turk, furnished the escort, and proceeded with him and the Malika-i Jahán to Multán. Next day 'Aláu-d dín marched with royal state and display into the plain of Sírí,* where he pitched his camp. The throne was now secure, and the revenue officers, and the elephant keepers with their elephants, and the kotwáls with the keys of the forts, and the magistrates and the chief men of the city came out to 'Aláu-d dín, and a new order of things was established. His wealth and power were great; so whether individuals paid their allegiance or whether they did not, mat­tered little, for the khutba was read and coins were struck in his name.

Towards the end of the year 695 H. (1296) 'Aláu-d dín entered Dehlí in great pomp and with a large force. He took his seat upon the throne in the daulat-khána-i julús, and proceeded to the Kúshk-i l'al (red palace), where he took up his abode. The treasury of 'Aláu-d dín was well filled with gold, which he scattered among the people, purses and bags filled with tankas and jítals were distributed, and men gave themselves up to dis­sipation and enjoyment. [Public festivities followed.] 'Aláu-d dín, in the pride of youth, prosperity, and boundless wealth, proud also of his army and his followers, his elephants and his horses, plunged into dissipation and pleasure. The gifts and honours which he bestowed obtained the good will of the people. Out of policy he gave offices and fiefs to the maliks and amírs of the late Sultán. Khwája Khatír, a minister of the highest re­putation, was made wazír, etc., etc. * * * Malik 'Aláu-l Mulk, uncle of the author, was appointed to Karra and Oudh, and Muyidu-l Mulk, the author's father, received the deputyship and khwájagí of Baran. * * * People were so deluded by the gold which they received, that no one ever mentioned the horrible crime which the Sultán had committed, and the hope of gain left them no care for anything else. * * * *

After 'Aláu-d dín had ascended the throne, the removal of the late king's sons engaged his first attention. Ulugh Khán and Zafar Khán, with other maliks and amírs, were sent to Multán with thirty or forty thousand horse. They besieged that place for one or two months. The kotwál and the people of Multán turned against the sons of Jalálu-d dín, and some of the amírs came out of the city to Ulugh Khán and Zafar Khán. The sons of the late Sultán then sent Shaikhu-l Islám Shaikh Ruknu-d dín to sue for safety from Ulugh Khán, and received his assurances. The princes then went out with the Shaikh and their amírs to Ulugh Khán. He received them with great re­spect and quartered them near his own dwelling. News of the success was sent to Dehlí. There the drums were beaten. Kabas* were erected, and the despatch was read from the pulpit and was circulated in all quarters. The amírs of Hindustán then became submissive to 'Aláu-d dín, and no rival remained. Ulugh Khán and Zafar Khán returned triumphant towards Dehlí, carrying with them the two sons of the late Sultán, both of whom had received royal canopies. Their maliks and amírs were also taken with them. In the middle of their journey they were met by Nusrat Khán, who had been sent from Dehlí, and the two princes, with Ulghú Khán, son in law of the late Sultán, and Ahmad Chap, Náib-amír-i hájib, were all blinded. Their wives were separated from them, and all their valuables and slaves and maids, in fact everything they had was seized by Nusrat Khán. The princes* were sent to the fort of Hánsí, and the sons of Arkalí Khán were all slain. Malika-i Jahán, with their wives, and Ahmad Chap were brought to Dehlí and confined in his house.

In the second year of the reign Nusrat Khán was made wazír. 'Aláu-l Mulk, the author's uncle, was summoned from Karra, and came with the maliks and amírs and one elephant, bringing the treasure which 'Aláu-d dín had left there. He was become exceedingly fat and inactive, but he was selected from among the nobles to be kotwál of the city. In this year also the property of the maliks and amírs of the late Sultán was confiscated, and Nusrat Khán exerted himself greatly in collecting it. He laid his hands upon all that he could discover, and seized upon thou­sands, which he brought into the treasury. Diligent inquiry was made into the past and present circumstances of the victims. In this same year, 696 H. (1296), the Mughals crossed the Sind and had come into the country. Ulugh Khán and Zafar Khán were sent with a large force, and with the amírs of the late and the present reign, to oppose them. The Musulmán army met the accursed foe in the vicinity of Jálandhar* and gained a victory. Many were slain or taken prisoners, and many heads were sent to Dehlí. The victory of Multán and the capture of the two princes had greatly strengthened the authority of 'Aláu-d dín; this victory over the Mughals made it still more secure. * * * The maliks of the late king, who deserted their benefactor and joined 'Aláu-d dín, and received gold by mans and obtained employ­ments and territories, were all seized in the city and in the army, and thrown into forts as prisoners. Some were blinded and some were killed. The wealth which they had received from 'Aláu-d dín, and their property, goods, and effects were all seized. Their houses were confiscated to the Sultán, and their villages were brought under the public exchequer. Nothing was left to their children; their retainers and followers were taken in charge by the amírs who supported the new régime, and their establish­ments were overthrown. Of all the amírs of the reign of Jalálu-d dín, three only were spared by 'Aláu-d dín. * * * These three persons had never abandoned Sultán Jalálu-d dín and his sons, and had never taken money from Sultán 'Aláu-d dín. They alone remained safe, but all the other Jalálí nobles were cut up root and branch. Nusrat Khán, by his fines and confiscations, brought a kror of money into the treasury.