The son of Mu‘izzu-d-Dīn Kaiqubād nominally ascended the throne* in Bahāpūr in the year already mentioned, by the co­operation of Shāyista Khān and Malik Chhajū; and the uncle of Shāyista Khān, named Malik Ḥusain, who had kept quiet at Kīlū-gharī during the disturbances, for the safe custody of Sulān Mu‘izzu-d-Dīn, had established great confidence. Shāyista Khān made Malik Chhajū Kishlī Khān undertake the duties of Regent, ^166. and handing over the young prince to his charge, made a request on his own behalf for the districts of Tiberhinda, Debālpur, and Multān, and asked permission to depart thither; Malik yielding up the Regency and Vazīrship to Shāyista Khān* asked for the dis­trict of Karra for himself. Shāyista Khān immediately acceded to his request, and conferred on him a robe of honour, and some days later allowed him to proceed to Karra, and Maliku-l-Umarā Fakhru­d-Dīn Kotwāl having congratulated Shāyista Khān on his accession to such high office and great prosperity was instrumental in obtain­ing permission for Malik Chhajū to leave.

Shāyista Khān used to bring the prince into the durbār hall and used himself to give audience and to regulate the important affairs of state. After a month or two, he brought Sulān Shamsu-d-Dīn on horseback to the palace of Kīlūgharī, and imprisoned him, and giving him as his fellows the inhabitants of the prison­house of the grave, sent him to the secret abode of destruction.

The duration of the kingdom of Shamsu-d-Dīn Kāi Kāūs was three months and a few days.*

The wine of the sky is not unmixed with the brine of
sorrow,
The world's one employment is jugglery—naught else.